The morning call., 1891-03-05
EXCITING SPORT.
Fisf.c. Exhibition of the San
Francisco Club.
Postponement of the Acton and Mcleod Wrest-
ling Match-Fpot-BaIl at Central Park.
Oakland Tennis

q evening at the club-rOOms 431R sixth
p. street. Every available seat in the gymna-
SUM was occupied when the President, K
D.. J. Evans, announced that the entertainment
would consist of boxing, wrestling ana
.club-swinging.
Ats o'clock the feather-weights, George
Bishop and J. Holland, were introduced.
The lads boxed three spirited rounds and
;the referee decided that Holland had won
on points.
F. Joseph Kenny and c. Reno, twl clever
youngsters, spared three rounds and re-
c5i1ed applause at the finish OF the bout
80 AN. EXCITING BOUT.
- G.. Freidenthall and Phil Dietz were the
'Dpxt-braee of aSpirants for championship
honors to toe the scratch. This was a most
exciting bout and gave the spectators an OPP
pprtunIty Of seeing the manner in which La
Blanche put Dempsey 10 sleep. Dletz
CLEARLY proved that he was his opponent
master. and in the finish OF the last round
he .seut Friedenthall TO the sawdust Dy
Marine swing, which was executed very
cIeverly. DieZ is a slayer and his goou
wind he attributes to the fact OF he Oelng
.i"seph Lucy and Gus Muller, the old trial
horses. amused the boys by an exhibition OF
hard punching and clever lodging.
NJ Rynes and L. Lynch boxed three splr-
Thomas McInerney defeated Joseph
-AIichrlS 10 a match Of catch-as-eatcl-ean
wrestling.
The club swinging by Professor Austin
was very graceful and pleasing.
The bantamS, George Miller and Frank
McNesby, boxed three lively 7 unds.
EVENT OF THE EVENING.
The event Of the evening was four
round bout between the coming cham
.Iion. amateur midde-weight of tie Coast,
David kenip, and Alexander Greggains.
Tire latter. who is a very clever eX-
pauent of the manly art, couldn't touch
The wonder Of the south Of Market street,
who dodSed every blow beautifully. kemp's
graceful and quick movements IN tile ring
are the talk Of the club, and his friends are
seriously thinking OF matching him against
Hail. the crack Australian mlddle-Welght.
The club presented champion Kemp with a
handsome medal.
The following are the officers of the club:
President. Il. j. Evans; NIce-PreSldent,
lanes Ahern Financial Secretary, L. j,
Kelly 'lre-cected); Recording Secretary,
Thomas McIneruey; Treasurer, A. +. BreS-
liu lrt-eectedl. .Trustees-P. >. Hogan, l.
j Flynn, L. F. Handy; Financial Commit
tfe-Joseph kenny. A. Dugan, William
Barrett.
- The next exhibition will be held in April.
The clue viii have a cTOss-cOuntry run about
tile middle Of next mouth and its annual
excursion viii be held on April 18th, at
which several athletic outdoor events Will
form, an important feature of the days
outing.
ACTON AND MCLEOD
The wrestling match between Joseph Ac-
Gee ton ana d. ;. Mcleod las exclusively stated
3 IN yesterdays CALL, will not take place this
evening. Acton injured his right foot last
Saturday in some manner which he IS una
bic 20 account Ter. An Alameda physician,
who examined the manned member said
that the athlete was sutferids from blood
poisoning, but other doctors who attended
the little demon at his home, on Iwen-
teeth street, yesterday, secuted the Idea OF
bl.Oi-puisunirg. and SAID that the wrestler
must have strained some Of the teudunS OF
the foot when exercising, which created a
swelling III the part most seriously affected,
which Is the ball OF the foot Acton can
not even walk now, much less wreStle, and,
as a consequence, the match Will have to be
pistpOned to some future date. Both of the
we Stiers have trained faithfully Tor the
match; which would have been, barring &C
eldents, feature OF indoor sport worth see
KICKING THE LEATHER
=. The last football match Of tie season will
-. be played at Central Park on next Saturday
afteTu 0uH.
CO aud the University. A match between
iA1 same teams was arranged fortnight
ago. but was postponed on account OF ram
Next Saturday game IS to be played ram OF
The san Francisco club tried to arrange 6
match with the Charleston team Tor next
SATURDAY in the hope Of wpIns out the de-
feat they met with earlier III the season.
The Charleston men did not ind the pro-
y. sed date suitable, and the abOYe-men-
tused feature is to take place instead. The
nlHes aud weights of the teams are ap-
pended,
. SANFRAScIsCo UNIVERSITY
5. ellington 10 lbs Right end. Ivan Dyke I55
Right tackle w hite lbt
III Taylor ITO....... Center .Fouks liz
Howard Is ~ I. eft guard -. NIorroW lSl
H=rrs0n. l67......Left tackle. -......-Hyde, l6t
SlerrarI iI3.,.'.Left ead HiIboGrne, IL
Gallagher. t53.......Quarter back. .Echbaum, I5t
a i9F' 5 - HaIfbacks stuart aiar, iS
Tickets ISj..... Full back. Bentley Isl
4 tennis tournament will be played at the
Lakeside court, East Oakland, on Saturday
e afternoon.
UNIVERSITY FIELD DAY.
The date of the alI-rOund field day of the
Berkeley University has been fixed for May
ID. The following are the events: lO0-yarC
run, putting 16-pound shot, running hlgt
= jump sSD-yard walk throwing 16-pounC
hammer, pole vault 120-yard hurdle, throw
y ing j6-pQuud weight, running broad jump,
p cf:e-milt;run. Contestants will be Obliged
TO reach certain standard to win hOnors.
Represents tiYes of the Olympic Club q
this city and the Oakland Turn Nerein vii
assist at the Coast Range Athletic Clubs tn
teItainment next Saturday evening.
The California Club Directors have de
cided TO offer q trophy Of the value of 5000
s.. for scientific contest between little Willis
late OF Australia, and George Dixon, thu
eUlored champion of America.
THE MONEY RETURNED.
The book-makers who sold pools on tn,
- La Blanche Mitchell contest were busy yes
terday returning the moneys to the better
who wagered on the pugilistS. Those viii
o. bet on Mitchell were not by any mean
pleased with the verdict.
An opposition ticket is being arranged By
=: members OIL. the California Club which viii
be voted. on the evening of the 18Th inst
.pli6r- to the contest between Godfrey and
kHraln. Treasurer Gibbs, whose name does
. not appear on the club. ticket. is forced by
number OF hiG friends to run against the new
appoihtee.
. The Directors of the: California. Club havl
j.: raised the monthly dues for March to 81 30
which. assessment does not seem to pleas
seYetalO of the members who thought tina
they were now free from further MONTH.
= assessments.
THAT LITTLE AFFAIR OF sULLIvAN's.
The following letter to a Boston pape
from the proprietor Of MuTphy's Hotel
= RichnrQnd where john /. Sullivan recently
had an alteration with one. of the walters
?. tnoGifieS the Impression at first formed re
gardng the affair;
In your Issue Of the Doth inst ia an account
e by an eyewitness. Mr.. Seymour Of Newark, N
-isoI lle ulIortun ate occurrence that took MAC
N tile d!nius-rcOm OF hiy hpteI a few days apC
ID Which figured so pl0mnenlly John l. SuiIi
van! Nil Seymour claims that his room wal
'. next Mr.. SuiYau's, which is a fabrication, a
bis'rOOm was on the third floor and Mr.. Sulli
. yanssOn the second, Consequently there cOul'
not have existed any such "waifare" as h
claims took place between him aud Mr.. Sullivan
Aeafu' the gentlemen says Mr.. Sullivan scOwet
AZ him al The fable ON lie morning OF the affair
. Ihfs may possibly be so. butwhen Mr.. Sulliyhu'!
ire wa- ~ and things were seemingly warm Mr.
Seymour gently left The dining room and hi
bteaEf 81 ana has not been seen around her,
since. il Is a fact that be left his breakfast ii
. The dninrg- room on the table.
o.. Nov, as for John LIS conduct while here, 4
- was in every respect that of gentleman. No
IN one Instance did be interfere with any OF the
0tuef guests OF The botei. or course IL Is true
:. 7lHe itdcas look place, but il the work OF
minute ana everything was over in that lime
= ms IS written IN Justice 10 Mr.. Sullivan the
: account oil NJ seymour can stand correction.
a'Aichnt4nq Yah ft6.E 81 JOHN MURPHY.
THE sEAREE MEMORIAL.
At meeting of the Searle Memorial
Committee in sydney. New South Wales, in
january. the Secretary, Mr.. blackstone
md Tor ron