The morning call., 1891-04-03
SPORTING NOTES.
Recognizing the Occidentals.
Talent in Demand.

The California Club is securing the
country for frst-elass fStic talent, which
appears to be hard to find. The pugilists of
the present day are looking for small for
tunes, and third-class man refuse the offers
of purses that champions OF few years
ago would gladly have jumped at. 1t IS
possible that some of the fourth
class fighters who are now walking
about the streets on their uppers
will be given a chance to distinguish
themselves this month, as the club intends
to give an exhibition on a small and cheap
scale for the edifcatiOn of its members, who
are strongly protesting against the payment
0f assessments from which they are deriY-
ing no benefits. 1t has been suggested that
the California Club furnish some of the
Eastern correspondents, who make the
club-rooms a night and day resort, with
sleeping and eating accommodations, as
recOmpense for the untlring efforts maui
Tested by these newS-agents OF Eastern
illustrated sheets. Something should be
done for their comfort while on watch
TENNIS AND FOOTBALL.
Tennis circles are somewhat quiet in
Oakland since the tournament. large
number ofSplayers are OF the opinion that
the clay courts Of the Lakeside Tennis
Club are SUI eriOr to asphaltum rs they are
much easter on the feet and the ninety-one
balls are not so lively. Joseph Tobin of
California Tennis Club is one of the ad-
mirers OF these courts and he has been pro-
posed for membership. The club VIII hold
its next tournament about the middle of the
month and IL will be closely contested one
with such players as Hubbard, Hal ght,
Sanborn and Iobin.
Football is still flOurishing across the bay
Clubs are springing up in all parts OF the
city, and the games Of the Amateur AGA
QemIc Athletic Association are receiving
rnuI mi The cir MS which
testing for The pennaut are those Of the
Hopkins Academy, San Francisco High
School, CogSwell Polytechnic Institute and
Oakland High School. Thus far the Hop
kins have won two games, the San Fran
cisco and Oakland Ii gh Schools two games
each and layed a draw and the CogsWells
one game won and another lost.
OCCIDENTAL CLUB.
Some of the old members of the Ocei-
dental Athletic Club have called meeting
of all lovers of fstic snort for Saturday
evening at Professor Walter WatsOn's re-
sort Tor tie purpose of recognizing. ON
GERS will be elected and 1t Is the aim OF the
members who have an interest in the sport
at heart to give monthly exhibitions as soon
as 4 club Is formed.
The East oakland Tennis Club intends in
the near future to present a cup to be
played for at stated intervals ami held as
the championship trophy. On May Seth the
clubs oil Alameda County will probably hold
a tournament for the county championship
doubles, but no definite arrangements have
as yet been made.
LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
ARRANGEMENTS have been perfected for
the Pacific Coast States Lawn Tennis AssU-
citation tournament FIR the singles cham
pionShip of tie Coast, which will be held at
Hotel Rafael grounds at San Rafael ON July
81, 81 anu 4ih.
The hand-balI tournament of the Acme
Athletic Club Of tkand will be concluded
this week. The game is very popular and
will be one Of the leading features Of sport
in Oakland this summer.
The first ccurSing meeting of this year
will take place on Sunday at Newark PARK.
1t will be open 20 ali dogs, and the drawing
will take place this evening ut Ninth and
Folsom streets.
The Reliance Athletic Club of Oakland
will give 'la1ies' night" ON the evening of
April 9Th. The programme viii comprise
musical and athletic exercises.