The morning call., 1891-11-06
SPORTING EVENTS.
Tennis at Oakland-A New Ass0.
citation Formed.
What Stockton Paper Thinks Of the Olympic
Club-OConnor Denies Having Received
Cablegram From Australia.

The Pastime Tennis Club Of Eas. Oak
land will have tournament shortly at its
court on Seventh avenue.
According to the schedule, tennis match
Should have been played last Saturday at
the California Club grounds, but owing to
Their renovation and Improvement being in
complete, the games have been set to take
place at the East Oakland Club court on the
TIN inst
An association similar to the Pacific
States Lawn Tennis Association has been
formed across the bay by representatives Of
the Lakeside, East Oakland. University of
California, Alameda and Madison tennis
clubs. The name adopted is the Alameda
County Lawn Tennis Association. The
oihcers for the ensuing year are: 5. NJ. Has
lett, Alameda Club, President; c. A. Gull
yer, East Oakland Club, Vice President;
treasurer. An Executive Committee, conf
posed Of the following. was also elected:
w. ID. Chapman, F. A. Jacobs, ii. A. Lands
berger and Fl. II. Haight
1t was decided to hold the county singles
tournament on Thanksgiving day at the
Alameda grounds.
By the provisions Of the constitution any
club OF Alameda County which is member
Of the Pacific States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton can join this association. 1t was
hSCCSSdty W lequlIc All IHc CluDs W
belong to the former to prevent the Ala
media County body from directly opposing
the Pacific States Association, which Is the
major league.
At a meeting of the Executive Committee
rules for the tournament were adopted and
Tournament Committee appointed. con-
sisting of e. A. Culver, W. ID. Chapman and
Sam Breck Jr. All entries must be in be-
fore Monday evening, November 23d, at
| O'Clock, at which time the drawing will take
Oh fkn
secretary OF the association, P0St0fce box
1907, Oakland. or handed to the Secretary of
tEelr club, to be given to the association
Secretary.
ACME ATHLETIC CLUB.
The annual election of officers of the Acme
Athletic Club of Oakland took place a few
evenings ago and resulted as follows: +.
W. Sharpe, President; j. j. Hanifn Jr. +,
Nice-President A. p Swain, Secretary j.
II. Grindley. Treasurer: E. S. Dowdle,
Leader; Directors-J. Kitchen. j. w. Fini-
| gan, ID. A. Maxwell, A. j. Patterson, II. n
| Aloper and George SiutZ.
After the election an impromptu athletic
programme was carried Uut. A tug-0f-war
created much amusement. The names Of
the contestants were: Athletes-Adding-
| ton, Van Haltren. Flynn, Grimmell and De
Witt Van Court (captan). Wheelmen-
Kitchen. Hanifin, Maxwell. Waller, Pickard
and +. w. Sharpe (captain).
lie former team won, having gained two
OF the three pulls.
JUST TOO LOVELY.
"The Olympic Club OF San Francisco is.
| we are informed, real nice. utterly utter,
| quite ldh-de-dah organization and just too
sweet for anything" says the Stockton
Mail. Its members are really lovely box
Ing by rule and bathing their hands in
Florida water after they have retired fir ON
the ring. 1t will thus be seen that it is a
| club to be encouraged But this nice asso-
citation has hal trouble. Over in Oakland
ls.a vulgar. plebeian OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES as
| the Acme Club. and recently some of its
members inyeigled themselves into the
| olympic. and, Imposing on the innocence Of
| the Olympians, secured chance to box
| with some of the latter. They terribly
| abused the opportunity thus afforded them,
| for they really hit, you know-jusi common,
| plain, vulgar blows. OF course the Olympic
| men, not being accustomed TO this sort of
| thing. succImbed at once and laid their
| anolnted heads on the hard floor. 1t is very
| evident that truly nice persons who play
| pugiiist should have nothing to do with the
| rude and vulgar, who are likely 10 act as If
| they meant business. One cannot help feel
ing sorry for the lovely, Olympic Clue. but
| 1t should beware OF evil pugilistic associa-
! tons; they are liable to corrupt good man
ners and break charming heads"
THE oARsMEN.
William O'ConnOr, the oarsman, was in
tsrviewsd by a representative Of the Toronto
Empire when he reached his home. O'Con-
nor said he was treated spiendidiy in all the
cities he had visited. He thought both Dutch
and Stevenson. the Australians, good
| scullers. They backed themselves. the
! former quite literally. TO win at New West
minister. and he ana Hanlan made up their
| minds they would have to row to win
Dutch led for quarter OF a mile, but could
| not maintain the pace. Both Dutch and
| Stevenson were outclassed in America AT
San Francisco OConnor said he was treated
| very well. There was good crowd to see
| Peterson and Dutch row on the 18th. but
nothing like the multitude that saw him and
| Peterson have it out in the early part of 1889.
Inc Californian WAS strong fayorite
| against Dutch ard won handily. Peterson
| declined to row him.
Referring to the report that he had re-
| celved cablegram stating that Stanbury
and Beach were coming to America, O'Con-
| nor said that there was evidently mistake
| somewhere. He received no such cablegram,
but told the Seattle reporter that he had
seen dispatch In Victoria paper to the
| effect that the Australian champion and his
| fellow-countryman were coming. OConnor
| only Wis he'd that the report were true. 1t
was the desire of his life to meet Stanbury
| Sullivan, Mclean, whoever might hold the
championship, on neutral waters in America.
| and lie was satisfied that his opponent
| would have to row as he had never rOwed
| lefore IN order to win. For all he knew,
however. Stanbury and Beach might be on
| the steamer that was due to arrive at San
| francisco from Australia on the Goth inst
a telegram to the Empire from this city,
dated October 9th, reads:
Charles Dutch, The Australian, having for
| mally challenged Henry Peterson Of this city O
another race. the latter, on the ground OF i'll
health, declines 10 entertain any proposition for
| match TO be decided In less than three months.
| AT the expiration Of that time Peterson says he
| Will be ready 10 row Du cb or Haplan or any.
| body else. He Is very anxious to make a match
| with Hanlan TO be decided In the spring.