The morning call., 1891-12-06
THE GENERAL
FIELD OF SPORT.
lRCk Shooting Much Improved by the
Storm.
Coursing Clubs Preparing for Christmas
Neutrality-suspicious. Athletics
tice With Rod and Rife.

leticS are concerned, nothing of Importance
will be done until after the holidays. In
the way of field sports, such as duck and
quail shooting and cOursing. the recent
rains have made a great Improvement.
Rowing is dead pastime in this city.
ATHLETIC.
An onicfal Handicapped for the Associ-
alton.
Speedy Charley JelIinek was out at the
athletic contest on Thanksgiving day, aud
was heard to remark that he felt out of
place. II is an unusual thing for Charley TO
witness games without being a competitor.
There are many athletes of the Olympic
Club Bf1il cted with "old horse" just now.
Macarthur. McCaw, Espinoss, Mahoney and
Kortick are all laid up for repairs. Actor
Cooley says that the epidemic is a mild form
of 'epiglottiS."
Mccarthy and Woclrich are anxious to
meet any two in the Olympic Club, bar c.
Sullivan and his partner, IN game Of hand
ball, best two out of three games Answers
TO this challenge viii be received at this Of
fee.
This morning the tennis contest between
Mccarthy and Elliott will be continued.
The game now stands 6-S, Sc, 100 Nc
CaTlhy's swift serve is great STUN bling
block to his opponent. Elliott has dis
pdtCDeu 10 New ok lOI Olle u Tie lhlSSL
transparent tennis suits.
A. ). Henderson %. c. was not in his
usual good torn and was easily beaten in
each event lie entered. 1t must be said of
hr Henderson that he has been in steady
training since April without intermission
and that be had gone stale during the latter
part of the month from too much exercise.
T. V. Bakewell u. c. has become quite
a speedy athlete. His 100-yard run off the
6yard mark was as good as 1914 seconds
from scratch, and the easy manner in which
he took first in the low hurdles stamps him
as coming man. III all probability Mr.
Bakewell will ind himself in the future very
convenient 10 the scratch, and his last per-
formances warrant a closer system of
handlcapping for him.
Clinton r. Morse q. C.) covered himself
with glory on Thanksgiving day at the
Olympic games. He won the 4f0-yard race
from scratch IN 524 seconds and was sec
ond in the 100 yards in 10 Is seconds
Morse also wen the running long jump with
2l feet y inches and was second in putting
the sixteen pound shot Murse's 40 yard
run was a very creditable one, and when it
Is taken into consideration that he had
few links up his sleeve to draw on. il is safe
10 say that there IS no runner on the Coast
who would have any license 10 beat him on
that day. Morse IS unquestionaby the best
all-round athlete on the Coast, having the
following records: Running high jump,
feet 8 inches; running broad jump, p feet
~ inches; pole vault, feet 8 u inches; 100
yards, max, iO%4 seconds putting sixteen
pound shot, q feet
The following communication from a
prominent amateur athlete SPEAKS Tor Itself:
Sporting Editor Call: The last outdoor alh-
Ielie eNsnt ul Inc season on thanksgiving day
- ~, I'm my NM sHen o was 10. me sue
the club predicted. THIS was in a great meas
ure attributed TO tie many counter attractions
put forward to smuse The public on that day,
aud, OF course, as usual the olympic Club, thai
gives so many 1Iee entertainments 10 IT'S mem
pers ana Us many TRENDS, was gwen tne go
~ ,ts absr gepTJsy tll%1 IL a. M T Te
day OF I6e games mai il could moi be exVecIed
for the public to patrouze the games when
Iwenty-seYen members, principally tennis.play-
ers, Ielt The grounds on The morning OF The
Saines 10 aIteuu d professional pase- pall match
tneae w'Ie re noa more man dUuo hies
ever held an Tie oIvnnIc pT"nnds Insr MAINS
HE olympic Club viii us 100 members. nav
Ing only loco at It's fall games Evidently its
members aIe partial 10 fTes entertainments.
An oLYAPIAN.
The want Of an official Handicapped was
again demonstrated al the late Olympic Club
games While the clubs Handicapped was
fairly conYersant with what his clubs Gu
tries were capable OF doing IN their several
distances, he was nevertheless totally at sea
SO far as handicapping other clubs entries.
Ii must be said Of the present Handicapped
that lie DID his Work TO the best Of his linz
tied knowledge, but the fact still remains
that nearly all the prizes were carried of by
outsiders. Ii the handlcapplng had been
in the hands Of man whose business ii
would have been to know what every runner
in the association was doing there is no doubt
but that the results IN many instance would
have been otherwise. AS there will be no
outdoor events until the I'D OF February
the association will have ample time to ap-
point proper person u do the handicapping
in the future; and 1t might be proper TO
suggest some names to the one already pub
hshed. +. NJ. Gaffney OF the Alpine Club
deYctes great deal OF his time to outdoor
athletics, and there is no doubt but that he
would nj the position to the satisfaction of
all the athletes. Another good man for the
position IS j. Elliott %. c., who has had
considerable experience IN placing men on
marks. He would possibly Jump at the
honor oil being 0nclaI handlcapper Oh the
+. a. A. a. Y.
a. +. Copeland, the noted Splinter, hur-
der and jumper of the Manhattan Ath-
letic Club, has retired from competition. To
q reporter OF The New YORK Sun he SAID:
The fact Is man cannot compete in ath-
letic games aud at the same time pay
proper attention to business, and L decided
t. abandon athletics. Again, amateur ath-
letes are now charged with nearly every
known Offense. and mans reputation Is
liable to suffer from unjust charges that fly
around So thlckly." Copeland has had
long and brilliant career in athletics. His
performances in the sprints, over the hur-
dies and in the broad jumps have been of
the first OIder and attracted worldwide
attention. Added to this be IS personally
agreeable and very popular. His retire.
ment will be distinct loss to athletics.
-Four highly estiinable Brooklyn gentle
men, says Brooklyn exchange, went over
to New York on visit to the New York
Athletic Club. Ihey wanted to look at the
club-houses there. A new clubhouse was
10 built on this side OF the river, and there
was good deal to be learned on the other
side. 1t is needless to say that they were
treated with much courtesy, and treated
otherwlse-that Is to say, they we're asked
to take drink. What will you have?"
inquired their entertainer. L VIII take
PLAIN lemonade, SAID one; i VIII take an
Apollnaris lemonade, SAID another; i
think L VIII take settler lemonade,
answered the third. The lace OF the host
was study as he turned to the fourth: "A
niue plan WHISKY for me, remarked the
iast nan Of the group, well remarked