The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-24
ALL-ROUND SPORT.
The California Club Exhibition
Has Been Postponed.
Cardiff Is Expected Here To-Morrow-Ryan's
J.; Benefit at the Pacific Club-Gcme Club
: Games at Oakland

:: The Occidental Club has selected Billy
d: Jordan TO referee the Davis-0wen contest
on Friday evening, and Harry Corbrtt to
referee the cateh-as-catch-can match be-
tween Joe Acton and Bob Fitzsimmons.
The Secretary of the club received letter
from George La Blanche yesterday. dated
Ogden Hot Springs, on the 18th inst, and
.. the same reads as follows:
3 will leave here on the 27tn OF this month Tor
. san Francisco. and 60 Immediately ~ udihIne.
am at ! IS hounds now and have been train
lug for four weeks already, so you see do not
need much work. l viii lie IN san francisco
Monday, November 3otn; Yours truly,
GEORGE La BLANCHE, the Marine.
There are few people VINO have doubts Of
La Branches ability TO fight a great battle
against any man of his class. In fact La
Blanche could command as much backing
rs Dempsey or Fitzsimmons for that matter
if the sporting public could place faith in
him. His past escapadrs in this city have
nos been forgotten and it is doubtful
whether 1.-THE Marine" will have enough
hackers to make corporafs guard even
though his condition may be of such fine
order as to command admiration.
AT RYAN's BENEFIT.
Paddy Ryan, "the Trojan" and the king
=. of pugIlists, John L. Sullivan, will don the
gloves tomorrow evening at the Pacific
. Club Ii will be the occasion of RYau'S
. benefit, and the latter'S friends are in hopes
OF seeing good house. Ryan has been IN
this city number Of years, and IS well
:" known Among the eXpOnents OF the art
OF self-detense who will appear IN lively
= set-Ios VIII be: Joe ChOynSki, Billy Woods,
Danny Needham, Billy Smith, Binny and
the Black Pearl, GreggainS, Joe McAu!Ife
. Con Rioudan. Harry Maynard, Bob Fitz-
SinmonS and Others. Tho entertainment
will conclude with blaobened-glove four
round contest between the beneficiary and
the champion of the world.
UNTIL AFTER The CONTEST.
The Directors of the California Club de-
= cided last evening regarding the weekly
entertainment announced to take place to-
morrow evening to postpone it until the
week after the contest between the colOred
middle-weights. Binny and Martin, the
black pearl" The poStpOnement was made
on account of the many counter attractions
: ON the evening of Thanksgiving day. Patsy
Cardiff who is matched TO light Joe Nc
Auliffe, is expected to arrive from Mime
apolls tomorrow. 1t is hoped that Cardiff
has not forgotten to bring his - heart with
him, as he will need all the courage he has
ever been possessed OF to make good show
ing against big Joe.
A Toronto paper says that articles have
been signed aud $500 side deposited for a
match between Sailor Brown of Montreal
; and Billy Hawkins of Ottawa, Brown to
stop Hawkins in ten rounds with 4-ounce
gloves under Queensberry rules The fight
will come off on or about the 18th.
ACME ATHLETIC CLUB.
The Acme Athletic Club of Oakland has
. prepared an excellent programme OF games
for tomorrow, held at the Oakland 1rotting
Park. 1t is as follows: Athleties-One
mile run, handicap, open; half mile run.
handicap, open; quarter mile run, handicap
club; 40 YARDS run, handicap. club; 100
yards run. open; high jump, handicap,
club; 10 pound hammer, club; pole vault,
haudcar, open; consolation obstruction
race.
Whepling-Three miles, ordinary, State
championship. open: mile, ordinary, han
dicap, open; half mile, ordinary. handicap,
- open. one mile. ordinary, club champion
ship, open; five miles, safety, State cham
piOnShlp, open; one nile, safety, novice,
open; one mile, safety, handicap, open
half nile, safety, handicap, open; oae mile,
tandem, scratch, open.
This evening the Olympic Club will hold
ladies night" and very interes ting
programme, consisting of club-swinging,
bar performances, fencing. boxing, music
etc, will be given.
George Slosson is disguised at the small
gate receipts taken in at his match with
e. SchartIer, and says he will let Ives and
schaeIer fight 1t out for the future, as he
: Will llay in no more public contests.
The Alameda Cricket Club has made ar.
Engagements for a club match to be played
on It's grounds tomorrow.
HANLAN AND M'LEAN.
Mclean, the oaFSmaD, who arrived from
New Westminster, b. c., on Saturday i.
preparing for his contest with Hanlan ou
December 9th. The race will be over tbs
course on the farther side'of the Alameda
mole, and is for $500 a side and gate re-
ceiptS.
Mclean and Hanlan both looked hale and
hearty as they entered The CALL editora
rooms last night Hanan laughingly re.
marked that Mclean recently sold a ranch
for $4,000. aud that he proposed to have
some of this coin from the British realm
Perhaps he viii.
Hanlan further said that he is anxious Il
hear from Peterson, with view to arrang
ing race with him.
Big Stevenson, the oarsman. has gone Il
Vallejo 20 conduct tug-or-war tournament
in shells