The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-08
ATHLETICS.
Games Arranged for the Summer Season
Gross Country Runs.

Games Arranged for the Summer Season.
Cross Country Runs.
The joint croSS-country run OF the Alpine
Amateur Club viii take place to-day from
the rooms of the latter club. The start will
be made-weather permitting-at 1880
O'clock All athletes belonging to the ?. c.
A. \. A. are cordially invited to attend,
and those who are DESTROYS of taking part in
the outing will take the o'clock Oakland
boat from tins side, and the Ala
media (broad- gauge) train at the Oakland
pier. The rooms of the Alameda
Olympic Club are only a quarter
of block from Park-street Station. and the
athletes will journey from that place to the
clubhouse. The course chosen by the
Committee on Ways and Means will be to
the Bay Farm Island and return-a dis
lance Of about two and half miles.
At q meeting of the Amateur Athletic
Union and the League of American Wheel
men. held in New York recently, it was de-
cided to abolish in future all team prizes,
and to cut down expenses to the lowest
q possible notch. William 3. Curtis of the
New York Spirit Of the Times said to
reporter when the meeting had adjourned:
So far as the Championship Committee is con-
c -rued there was no need for a meeting OF its
members, as they are unanimously In favor of the
Schuy Kill Navy Athletic Club. One of the rules
How being discussed provides for the doing away
wlJaI club competitions, and for putting con
tests on an individual basis. This viii put an
END to the maintenance of athletic stables. 1t is
very hard work 10 get these rules into shape. as
so many different interests are concerned, but
The work OF the committee VIII undoubtedly
bring forth good results. Tie utmost harmony
prevails among the members.
Local amateur athletes will have ample
opportunity to test their latent qualities in
sprnting and long-qistance running be-
tween now and May. The most important
meetings will be the indoor cham ionships
al the Mechanics Pavilion, and the outdoor
:. championships at the new grounds. The
- all-round gymnastic and athletic tOurua-
ment, which will commence on the 10Th
inst. in the Clubs gymnasium, and conclude
on the sd at the outdoor track. should be
feature Of athletics that ought to be patron
ized by every member of tile various clubs
who are at all DESTROYS of seeing athletics
advance on this Coast. In March the
Olympic Club Will have concert and
camera exhibition. In April the juvenile
wrestling tournament will take place, and
in May the semi-annual boxing tournament
VIII be great attraction.
The Gentleman's CrOss-countrv Club has
issued special invitations to the distance
walkers of the Olympic Club to Join lis
members to-day in tramp around Lake
Chab0t and back 10 the railroad at San Lee
andre. The cards state that members and
invited guests will not need to take with
q them antidote for snake bites at this season
Of the year. as the 'rattlers' have all taken
10 cover until the advent of sunny days.
The New York sun says: Walter Scott
President OF the Pacific Coast Athletic As
ISOLATION, Will resign his position on the A.
a G. Board IN order to permit Z. 4. RiX
la5e Nice-Presiient of the Olympic Athletic
Club Of San Francisco, but VINO is now
residing. in this city, to accept the same
This VIII give the Pacific Coast direct rep
- reSeutatiOn in the board.
4T-Hf # No
Amateur Athletic Association viii be held
on the 23d inst, when the association will
Te0rganiZe as the Pacific Coast Branch of
the Amateur Athletic Union, in order to
comply with the latter's constitution re-
Gently adopted at Washington.
W. G. George, the famous English runner,
has cabled an acceptance Of Darrin's chal-
f-nge TO run a series of races at Madison
square Gardens, New York. The contests
will consist Of half-mile, three-quarterS of
mile and one mile
Dominick McCaffrey has been appointed
boxing instructor of the Manhattan Ath-
letic Club of New York. Jack Dempsey
was offered the position, but his terms were
too high for the club to accept
Weather permitting, there will be a large
crowd of athletes at the Olympic grounds
this forenoon TO engage in several practice
spins of short and long distances
Collins is training hard for the two miles
g under the tuition of his faithful mentor
Foster, who himself takes daily trips over
the sticks.
Mays and Morse will represent the Uni
versity in the coming games. Morse is said
to be an "eyen-timer.' Van Dyke of the
[. c. viii be seen in the jumps
Macarthur and Espinosa are training to-
ge;hcr for the half mile.
Wand and Kortick, the two brothers."
are working ceaselessly to fit themselves for
tie sprlntS.
Glenn Schuster makes daily attempts at
the mile, and has reduced his record to 3 40,
in preparation for the aIl-round events.
James Parnell McCaW is toiling inces-
sanity at the half mile. His gait is a beau
O. tiful bOg-trot.
John Purcell has been dubbed "John the
Painter" by the boys, because of the beau
tiful snow-white pants in which he loves TO
exercise.
Cooley has the medal for the two miles
ever IN his minds eye, and it is rumored
that lie has done 10 30 in practice.