The morning call., 1891-03-24
FIELD OF SPORT.
Dixon and Mccarthy May Fight in
This City.
General Meeting Of the Alpins Club
Webster Will Meet Armstrong at San
Jose With the Athletes.

ietic Club received dispatch from this city
yesterday that Billy Shannon was suffering
from the pangs of faint heart and would
not meet Armstrong tonight, he Immediately
repaired to this city and induced Webster
to take Shanuon's place, consequently the
clubs members will witness contest this
evening. which will, in fact, be more inter-
esting than if Shannon had filled the bill.
The California Clubs Directors met last
night and, according to Mr.. Fulda'S report,
transacted very little business that would
interest lovers Of fiStic sports. Doctor Leak
was appointed a committee of one to visit
jackson and Corbett with physician, who
will examine the pugilists prior to their en-
tering a course of training.
The prospects of a match between Dixon
and Mccarthy In this city were discussed
and the board decided to take no action in
their case until next Tuesday evening.
The feather-wrights are matched to fight
under the auspices of an Eastern club on
the goth inst. and should the authorities
prevent the contest the California Club will
make another and final bid for the fighters,
who, if secured, will be engaged to do battle
here next month.
ALPINE ATHLETIC CLUB.
A general meeting of the Alpine Club
was held at II Montgomery street last
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the chair, and it was decided to hold an in
dividual all-round championship meeting,
open only to members of the club, early in
June, with A. f. Mahoney. John d. Garri-
son and Sol ChOynski as a committee to
prepare the list of events
2, The contests will be governed by points
as follows: Five to first, 3 to second and l
to third. Five medals viii be awarded to as
many men with the largest number of
points. ANY athlete failing to compete at
three events will be ruled out of the general
competition.
On Sunday, April 10Th, there will be a
15O-yard and one-mile handicap runs for
four medals, open only to members OF the
club. Entries will close with the Secretary,
A. M. King, at II Montgomery street, one
week before.
Alpine's boys have been invited to take
rgrt in IA ramble to Lake Chabot and return,
under the auspices of the Acme Club of
Oakland, to take place from the rooms of the
latter club on Sunday, April 18th. Splinter
Gallagher and weight-thrower Mclaughlin
were among those elected TO membership
last night.
The Cricket Association will meet at 1851
Powell street on Thursday evening. A
schedule of games has been prepared which
will, in all probability, be adopted
sLAVIN IS COMING.
Frank Slavin will soon arrive in this
country and presumably his first business
will be a visit to one or more of the prom
inent New York papers for the purpose of
having his name attached to challenge to
night John L. Sullivan or any other heavy
weight pugilist Of note.
Both jackson and Corbett will begin their
training ON the lst pT0X., the former near
San Lpandro aud the latter at Sausalito.
John Donaldson and Billy DELANEY will
handle the Californian; Sam Fitzpatrick
will lock after The interests Of the colored
champion.
jim Corbett's health has improved won
derfully since he returned from the East.
He has gained fifteen pounds in avoirdupOis,
and expects Ia be as fit as fiddle when the
time comes for action in May.
The fight Which was to have taken place
this evening az San Jose between Shannon
and Armstrong is off. Shannon, it is said.
has been taken sick and cannot fight. 1t
has been quietly rumoTed that Armstrong
was not very DESTROYS of meeting Shannon
al the weight the latter intended to do bat
tle hence the cause of ShannOn's sudden
illness.
A SUDDEN AWAKENING.
The hackers of Charley Turner, the
Stock ton midde-weight fighter, are in town,
and have openly stated that Turner is
ready TO fight any man in his class. OF
course this means that Turner would not
refuse "go" with Jim Han of Australia.
Is it not rather strange that Turner re-
manned as dumb as an oyster until he had
met the Australian at Sacramento? Their
conversation on private matters" would
certainly be worth knowing.
The next monthly exhibition Of the San
Francisco Athletic Club Will be held about
the middle If April. The principal feature
of the exhibition will be a competition for
the lightweight championship.
The Berkeley University Athletic Club
has completed an organization to go in for
the amateur pennant this year. Walter
McGee the instructor in physical culture,
has taken the matter in hand and appointed
L. P. HilbOrn captain, and Messrs. Nor
row, Winter, Mays and Morse lieutenants.
Tie universities" will be strongly repre-
scented this summer at the championship
meetings.
AMATEUR RUNNERS.
At athletic games of the Detroit Athletic
Club, held March 9th, Harry Jewett was
timed in a IT ial heat of the 4o-yard run in
seconds, which, If true, will supplant the
previous record of Is seconds held by sew
eral amateurs in New York and Philadel-
Dhia. +. X. StearnS, President of the De-
troit Athletic Club and Western Association
OF the A. A. u, and the most likely candi-
date for the Presidency OF the central body
of the A. A. u, is quoted as saying of
Jewett: 81 believe ne is the greatest run
ner in America at 100 yards or less, and
think that Owen is the peer of all 900 aud
440 yard runners. We will try hard for rec
ords at these distances next summer
The Turf, Field and Farm. says: Victor
f. Southeastern has been made life mem
Der of the Olympic Club lie has by his
running and jumping feats at home and
abroad shed much glory on the Olympic. and
the action taken is an apt recognition Of his
seryir es.
a eaDlegram to the New York Sun alleges
that the Pritchard-Burke fight was fixed.
The ground for the charge is that friends of
Arlington Baird, who was behind Burke,
backed Prtehard. Burke swears that he
was beaten on the square.
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