Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-13
SOME SPORTING TOPICS.
THE ATHLETIC CLUBS BOXING CON-
TESTS TOMORROW NIGHT.
Some of the Probabilities--A Ten-Second
Hundred Yard Man-The Track Meas
urement-B Brooklyn Handicap Starters.

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Los Angeles Athletic club will have an
opportunity to witness several boxing
bouts for gold medals. The classes have
not filled as we'll as anticipated when the
competition was first announced. The
contests will be four rounds, Marquis OF
Queersberry rules, for points. The
featherweight championship will bring
together Brooks and Frank Strayhorn.
Brooks won the club championship sew
eral months since, but Strayhorn is re-
ported to have improved wonderfully
since that time, consequently it will be
nip and tuck between the youngsters.
The lightweights entered are Ernest
Chapman and j. E. Mclean. The
former is the holder of the champion
ship.
The middle and heavy classes promise
to be walk-overs. Apparently there is
no one anxious to try the mettle OF
Tom McAleer in the middleweight class
or John Brink in the heavyweight divi-
sion.
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Tom Morris, the Santa Ana profess
sional foot-racer, is in the city. Morris
is reported to be one of the speediest
foot-racers in the country. He claims
that he can run 100 yards in ten seconds
or better. In conversation with the
HERALD man he stated that he was will
ing to demonstrate his ability to do the
hundred in even time. He makes the
following offer:
II will run 100 yards at the sports of
the Los Angeles Athletic club on May
30th. II | cover the distance in ten
seconds or better, the club to give me
500. If fail in the attempt ask no
recompense. / will be satisfied with
the starter and timers appointed by the
club"
This appears to be very fair PROPOSE
ton. There are few men in the United
States who can run 100 yards in ten
seconds. 1t will be worth 800 to see
such a performance, and would un-
doubtedly be great drawing card. The
club will not be out a cent if Nor
ris fails in his attempt, which
certainly think he will. For
years the professional record was
10 seconds for 100 yards. III. M. John
son and Harry Bethune now hold the
record with 8 As seconds. Johnson
made his performance at Cleveland in
1856 and Bethune in Oakland in 1888.
John Owen, jr., an amateur is the only
other man credited with record better
than 10 seconds. The writer once timed
Bethune, private trial, faster than
8 AS seconds. 1t was what is known as
mutual-consent start, and let 60 the
watch from the bend of the knee. Ii
Morris offer is accepted, he will have
to start from the crack of pistol, and
if Maurice Clark holds the gun he is not
liable to get two or three yards the best
of the start, as several men have done
who recently made fast records.
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The records made at the coming games
will stand. The sports are to be held at
the Agricultural park. This track is a
trifle over mile, measured three feet
from the pole, which is the way all race
tracks are measured. Athletic tracks
should be measured eighteen inches from
the pole, consequently runner, by hug.
ging the pole very closely atAgricultural
park, might not run complete mile. In
order to prevent the records from being
thrown out on a technicality, Secretary
Thayer yesterday informed a HERALD
reporter that all distances over quarter
of mile would be especially surveyed
by Surveyor Solano. This is a very ju-
dicious move, and shows that the direct
ors of the Los Angeles Athletic will
leave no stone unturned to have the most
successful meeting ever held in Southern
California.
The great Brooklyn handicap will be
decided next Friday. There is more un-
certainty over this event than ever be-
fore. Reliable information about
the candidates is limited. Teuton,
who was greatly favored in the
west, is reported to have broken
down. Burlington is extensively touted
as the winner and will probably be the
favorite. Prince Royal is doing splen-
didly in his work. Last week he worked
the Brooklyn distance easily in 2:12.
Judge Morrow is reported to be in grand
condition. Raceland is said to have lost
all traces Of lameness.
The horses most heavily backed up
till May. .Sth were Tenny, Banquet, De-
muth, Eon. Cousin Jeems, Her High
ness, Loantaka, Prince Royal, Tea Tray
and Uncle Bob. Tenny's price has been
cut to to l, Tea Tray and Prince Royal
to s to l, Cousin Jeems from 10 to full,
Eon from IL to 10, Los Angeles from 80
to Is, Odette from 30 to 40 to l. One
hundred to one is still obtainable against
Rico. DAGwoRTH.
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