The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-11
ATHLETICS.
What the Amateurs Are Doing in the
Line of Practice.

What the Amateurs Are Doing in the
Line of Practice.
Athletic circles are considerably disturbed
over the Illness OF Malcolm W. Ford, the ex-
champion all-ruund athlete.
Martin Espinosa will run in the three
quarters Of mile steeplechase. He is not
in good fix, but expects to make a favOra-
bic showing if he is placed on a good mark.
H. c. Cassidy will not b. seen on the
track again until Thanksgiving day. He
has had a great run Of wins, having carried
everything lie entered for with apparent
ease.
Handsome Bob Macarthur, the Coast long
distance champion runner, has been for two
months suffering from spTaned tendon.
1t is to be hoped that il will not prevent
him from competing in the fan games, as he
would be greatly missed.
F. NJ. Cooley, 0, c., is taking a little eyer-
else, preparatory TO going iuto strict training
for the fall field day to be given by the
Olympic Club on the last Thursday Of Ne
vember. When Frank is in good condition,
he makes the best Of them travel fast for a
mile to beat him.
RandA5 all is flourishing at the Olympic
CluU courts. George Cavanangh and |. 5.
Otto against Mccarthy and Elliott tried on
Sunday new Eastern ball and pronounced
it perfection. There Will be rub played
day By the above and it will be interest
ing TO look at, us they are closely matched.
w. II. TUUmey Of Mount Olympus fame
has been doing nothing startling recently.
1t IS t. be hoped tngt he will once more get
down 10 work, rs he certainly possesses all
tile requirements 10 make a great middle
distance runner if he only stays by 1t and
starts in events in proper fix.
1t is 10 be regretted that V. y. Bakulich
the Oympian who toys with the 56-pound
weight and the 1G-pound hammer, will be
GU, OF town for some time. Some OF the
knowing GneS say that lie has done over
twenty-nine feet with the 56-pound weight
and over 100 feet with the hammer. Truly
this IS great work for a novice, and If he
STAYS with it for year there is no doubt
but that he viii be good enough to meet any
one.
William \. McCaw has his eve on the
75-yard sack race, He has been winning all
such events recently. He may also enter
the lO00-yard fiat handicap and the three
QuarteT-mi.e SteeplechaSe. Such men as
MCCaw, ESpinOsa, SEillman, Henderson,
Wand and hOTtck are the bone and sineW
OF athletics on the Coast, as they always
compete whether they win or lose. They
are true amateurs.
There is a possibility that James Kibble-
white VIII come TO America. lie has held
the one-mIe championship of England for
luitt SUCCESSIVE 1cdloy anu - uuuOuDt GUY
the best distance runner England has had
since the days OF w. c. George. He is IS
years old. > feet inches high, and weighs,
in condition, $40 pounds. His best time for
amlle Is minutes Is % seconds. be made
II IN handicap race, running from scratch
through a field OF $50 men. Should he decide
To come over, match between him and
Tommy COnue1t, the Manhattan man who
reduced the American mile record TO min
utes y a seconds, may be arranged.
Following Is the programme arranged for
the laying of the cornerstone of the new
Olympic Club building on Saturday:
i "Crus3des.' mar @ :.--.'..........:. Redding
overture. "hly Bias ...,... ..'''. 'leud eissqhn
4. National air 'America"-.My Country,
It's OF Ihee".-.-.By The chorus and orchestra
soag Once IeryeyJ Donald de- y If
z. MsrcLe Cortege, La Reine de Saba. GOuuod
8. Song, Let Me Love Thee tArditD..-.;...:.
........,..-.-...... Mrs. Mary Wy man Williams
y 0ration d 10y
Alice Mary smith. Mrs Mary Wymaa
Williams. Donald de v Graham.
II Laying OF the cornerstone -. BY j. g. Fair
T. SOLO and chorus, olympia Stewart
...-.....-..............F. q. B. Mills and chorus
Il. Solo and chorus, The Star-Spauged Ban
Mrs Mary wymau Williams and chorus,
Is. Grand march La prophetic. .Mey erbeer
Musical director-H. j. Stewart, NJ b.
P. D. okIllman Of the Olympic Club for
merry Of the New York Athletic Club, Is by
consistent course OF training gradually
reaching good condition, and will this fall
10 doubt show his true form to tie coast
athletes and the public. There is a belief
that he will lower all existing long distance
records If lie is pushed to it. Skilmau is II
great athlete and shows wonderful Tecuper-
alive powers. 1t will be remembered that
in the mile Championship he was conf
Petely run out, nevertheless in forty-fve
minutes afterward he lost every one in the
fye-mile event and lowered the coast record
almost enc minute. lie has entered the
10C0-yard fat and the three-quart-r mile
steeplechsSe events to be run at the Olym pic
grounds on the oath inst.
The ordinary athlete is naturally a dis
contented creature. He kicks when there
are no field days, and when there are a great
many like the present year lie does notenter
the events. It has been noticed that the
entry list at the Olympic Club games, with
few exceptions, has been very small dur
ing the past season. And this is not for the
lack of material, as there are many athletes
on the Coast. a close observer will notice
that some of the old timers are dropping
out because they are ashamed to take han
dicaps from rising champions. The Uri-
versitY boys are expected in great numbers
at the coming games, and the Handicapped
will have no small task on his hands to
place them on proper marks. Report says
that there are many speedy youngsters de-
velopinE that need watchiul eye.