The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-15
FIELD OF SPORT.
Sudden Collapse of the Tug-of.
War Tournament.
Peterson Joins the Benedicts at Sacramento.
Talk Of Matching Dan Leahy and Nc
Lean to Row.

Bad management in the first place brought
to speedy conclusion the tug of-war tour
hament which was begun Saturday evening
at Woodward's Gardens aud lasted two
nights. The Scottish team was the first
that rebelled against the agre ement the
teams had entered into with the manage
ment. Once, break was made by the
Scotch the other teams followed suit, and
the upshot of the whole affair was the de-
claring off yesterday of the tournament.
A letter recently received in this city from
Manager d. r. Mcneil shows that the tug
of-war fever is already epidemic IN New
York, and that extensive arrangements
have been made for the opening Of the
tournament in Madison-square Garden there
on the 21st inst. The scale of the prepara-
tons may be seen by the following extract
from the letter:
We have the same nationaiiies entered as we
bad IN San Francisco. The captains OF the teams
are among the leading business men of New
II Is entered by the Grand Trunk Railroad, with
A. Macarthur OF Toronto as captain. Tie cap
TAN TAN OF inc American team is L. g. Brlgg OF
BIlgg Bros, large frm with branch
houses In Boston. PHILADELPHIA and Chicago.
The captain of the German team is Peter Doelger
Jr, The famous brewerymau. The referee is A.
V. de Gocoura. leading inancier OF Wall
street aud away up in amateur athletics.
sLoGGING STAR.
when match between Sullivan and
Slavin was being agitated by the friends OF
the pugillSts writer in the London Referee
said: Possibly one may quote in contra
vention of my doctrine that prices are down
very much indeed in boxing, that quite fab
ulous sums are on offer, or said to be so, Tor
a meeting between Sullivan and Slavin.
lDelrS Is au exceptional case, and If 5pecu-
lat0rs in this direction can be guaranteed
free from police interference-and you can
obtain as nearly as possible absolute i'm
munity, you know, in the States at a
price-there ought TO be fair working
profit on a very large purse indeed. Sulli-
van has to meet SlaVin. That no reasOna-
Bile person will doubt. The sO-Ong popular
idol. j. L.. surely cannot find way out
from at least liking match. Time has ar
rived when he must either put up deposit
for match OR Shut up from the champion
ship racket. Simply, he must give the Aus
tralian a trial. In one way or another you
could grant the partisans reason for stick
ing to him as the champion so far, but no
matter how much beating about the bush
may intervene an appointed end stands
evldelt-either give the colonial best with
out fight or stand up before him.
MUST FIGHT OR QUIT.
Already ton of excuses nave been put
forth, and wildly absurd conditions limited
ut. These all count for nothing. Postpon-
ing match till the fall of next year reads
small and mean at first sight, though if the
big Bostonian has been living freely, as is
his wont, ever since he tackled Jake Kill
rain, ne might require all the interval to get
himself properly in trim. Theatrical en-
gagements are of some consequence, but
may not reckon long. Look you, 1t is this
way. Sullivan as an actor is very small,
watery potatoes Sullivan, the boss boxer,
as an exhibition figure in a small troupe
drew money in his own country. Naturally
managers were pleased to engage the celeb
rity whom the public flocked TO see. But
let him be defeated or back out of a prof
fered match with the Australian, then the
atrical engagements wont hamper him ten
minutes. For why? His glory as fighter
will have departed, and his fistic or glove
record was the only thing that drew the
dollars. This being thus, l believe that
Slayin need not trouble about securing
meeting with the slOgger. whose business
interests. let alone personal vanity. will not
permit him to get away to avoid it."
BETWEEN CoLoRED MEN.
John Jones, the cOlored light weight
city have been matched for a glove contest
to finish. The contest will take place be-
fore the MADEIRA Athletic Club for purse
of $500 on the 23i inst. j. p. Bean OF the
Olympian has been chosen referee.
Henry Peterson left the city yesterday
for Sacramento, where he will marry Mrs.
Hoye. His many friends wish him good luck
There is some talk of boat-race being
arranged between Dan Leahy and Mclean
of New Westminster. A contest between
these men would create a good deal of in
teTest among local oarsmen.