The morning call., 1891-02-25
OLYMPIC OFFICERS.
They Elect Victor Schifferstein a
Life Member.
A Challenge From Berkeley University Club
Team Is Aecepted-John L. Sullivan's
Generosity.

present with the exception of the President,
who is now in Portland, Oregon.
A challenge from the Berkeley University
tug-of-war team was read and accepted on
condition that the contest be decided in the
gymnasium of the club on next ''ladies'
night"
Horace Coffin was voted $50 medal for
breaking the Pacific Coast record for the
oue-mile walk. He accomplished the dis
lance in minutes 56 seconds on Monday
last, supplanting James Jervis' record,
which stood minutes seconds.
Victor f. Schifferstein, the champion
sprinter and long distance jumper of the
Pacific Coast, who has always upheld the
interest OF the club against all comers, was
elected life member of the club in recogni-
ton OF his athletic services in having won
an American championship and many local
championships. The honor, of which the ia
nous athlete may well feel proud, is we'll de-
served.
DESERVED TRIBUTE.
Mr.. Schltferstein has made the OLYMPIC
Club of this city famous in one respect, viz !:
out door athletics. Had it not been for the
grand performance he had shown on the
cinder-path when competing against the
crack Sprinters and distance jumpers of the
East in New York and other large cities, it
may be that the same Insignificant OPP inion
Of California athletes as held by the repre-
sentatiyes of Eastern clubs few years
ago would still be retained. John Purcell,
who accompanied Schf1erstein on his
Eastern tour, is also deserving of some
recognition from the club. He certainly
upheld the Olympic colors in grand style.
Designs were selected for the clubs Coast
record medals. and an appropriation was
made for the purchase of all-event medals.
A COMPETITIVE TEAM.
Eddie Kolb, the enterprisng captain of
the indoor athletes, is choosing from the
ranks of the athletic gladiators a team of
six men, which he Intends to pit against the
same number of athletes drafted from the
Turn Nereins in an all-round competition,
to be decided, lat the annual festival of the
Turner's. which will be held at Sacramento
in June. The Directors of the Turn BeZirk
will be notified of the intentions of Mr. Kolb
in this particular, and if the terms sho uld
prove acceptable the contest will certainly
excite considerable interest, as the Turner's
are supposed to have considerable talent.
which is second to none in their particular
line Of pastlmes.
In addition TO the many atheti attrlc-
tions which now make the handsomely ar
ranged athletic grounds delightful pleasure
resort, the club has added two shuttle boards
and bowling alley TO accommodate the menu
beers who patroniZe these games
|, The Olympic Club will have concert
and camera exhibition in March, juvenile
wrestling tournament in April, and box
ing tournament in May.
The all-event gymnastic tournament will
he brought TO conclusion next Sunday at
the outdoor grounds with the final con-
tests, which will consist of pole-vault and
running long jump.
OAKLAND ATHLETES.
The Reliance Athletic Club of Oakland,
which has rapidly increased in mem bershp
within the past few months, will give one
of its enjoyable entertainments Tomorrow
evening, when it is expected that Peter
jackson and George Godfrey will box and
Professor Mcleod and n. Mi ching will
wreStle.
The Alameda Olympic Club, which has
rec emily made rapid strides TO prosperity,
will give ladies night" next aturday
evening. An excellent programme of events
has been arranged for the occasion.
The Directors of the Sportsman's Pro-
tectlve Association met last evening. The
Secretary states that some very important
matters will be brought before the club at
its next meeting that will relate to the law
in regard to the shooting Of game in unin-
closed grounds.
Some cricketers, who expected that a
meeting would be held last evening on
Powell street, assembled at the association S
rooms. but they were Informed that the re-
port mad been In some way nlisinterpreted,
anu b''ab kuC uCOtiiI5 WOuIQ NC LeIu LulS
evening.
HERCULES sANDow.
Champion weight-lifter Sandow tried his
hand at recod-breaking in London, En-
gland, recently, ana with one sweep wiped
out everything that has been done by NOR
tai man. lie began by curling up a weight
OF 1I9 pounds, which wipes out Hercules
(henry McCann's) English record OF 40
pounds. made last December
Sahdows next attempt was a two-hand ed
leaf, hitting bell of 126 pounds with his
right hand and ll9 pounds with his left
| hand. This sutpasses Hercules perform
ance Of 120 pounds and III pounds. A LETT
| handed feat was next tried. The bell was
1G0 pounds In weight, overtO ping Hercules
performance by pounds. These three
tricks gained Tor Sandow the championship
god belt, hut he was not satisfied with the
showing, and set out to make some new
records Tor the rising generation to beat.
lie first put 10 a lOng-handled dumb bell
weighing $50 pounds. This mass of iron was
lifted clea1 from the floor onto the chest and
then pushed out to arms length. Twice
this was done Clearly, and the young Ger
man almost succeeded in putting the bell up
| three times without dropping it.
He next put the bell up 10 his right
shoulder with both hands, and then, getting
under it the same as Dick Pencil did with
his 231 pounds at Woods gymnasium,
pushed the bell into the air, making most
| marvellous record, wlping out Franz Staher's
| Vienna record, and raising the standard SO
| high that very few of the strongest men will
| care to attempt the feat
Some one charged that Shadows feats
were all tricks and that he would not do
any genuine feats of strength. The Judges
| asked him II he was willing to try few
tricks. and he then took bell, weighing
| 70h pounds, CURED it to his shoulder, and,
| gradually dropping the weight, held it out
at arms length, the hand making perfect
| right angle with the body.
Then he took q standard Sc pound weight
| in his hand and did the same thing 1t was
clean performance, but the one which
followed it dwarfed anything else that San
pound bell in the right hand and the DO
pound weight in the left hand and curled
them up to his shoulder. Then, slowly
dropping them, he made human cross of
himself. with the weights hanging from his
hands as though they were walking sticks.
sULLIvAN's WAY.
A little hunchback stepped up to John L..
| Sullivan as he was getting out OF his car
rage in front of the Wyoming Valley Hotel.
! at Wllkesbarre, Pa. the other day and said
Mr.. sullivan, can you do any thing for the
poor widows and orphans of the entolnbed
miners at Jeansville?"
why? Why, they are not widows" re-
| piled the bruiSer. don't l read in the
papers this morning that the men had been
rescued alive?"
.'oh, that's another case. altogether,"
said tile little hunchback man. The latter
then went on to tell the big bruiser of the
disaster at EVANSVILLE by which seventeen
men were suifOcated.
"Oh, that's it, said Sullivan swell.
come into the hotel Office" The little man
followed and Sullivan filed out check for
$50.
"Thank you," said the receiver. Don't
mention it." said the big 'un.
1t was reported last evening that La
| Blanche received telegram from Sullivan
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