The morning call., 1891-12-13
THE GENERAL
FIELD OF SPORT.
tE8tGT Boxers Have Become Tired Of
Medals.
Golden West Coursing Club Meeting-Good
Duck-Shooting on the Marshes Rife
and Kennel


alarmed at the OK sting state OF affairs in
the East concerning boxers and tourua-
nents. The artists now demand either
gold watches or cash prizes, which the
union positively refuses. 1t looks as If the
end OF settlement between the boxers and
the clubs is a long way off. 1t is hoped that
the troubles in the East will in no wise
affect the clubs Of this city.
SpoTtsmen are now in high feather over
the very excellent sport they have been en-
joyng on marsh and upland. Game is
plentiful everywhere.
Coursing men Will repair to Ocean View
to-day TO witness the Golden West Coursing
Clubs meeting.
The crack of the rifles will be heard this
afternoon at all the ranges.
ATHLETIC.
What Amateur Boxers Are Now Look
ing For.
j. McElroy, the hand-ball and tennis
player, is wintering in The Italy Of Califor-
nis-Santa Barbara.
Great preparations are being made by the
football players of the Berkeley and Stan
ford universities for the coming football
match at Central Park.
J. c. hortick and Charley Jellinek were
exercising on Sunday at the Olympic
ground. 1t is the first time that they had
spikes on for many months.
Elliott. the champion tennis player OF til e
Olympic Club. has received his transparent
tights from New York, and his many
friends will have an opportunity of viewing
his shape at the next Olympic meeting.
W. /. Bakulich %. Co. who has returned
t. the city, says his great ambition next year
VIII lie to equal the worlds record for tile
56-pound weight. His friends state that he
has already done over 30 feet. His progress
has been phenomenal, when it is taken into
consideration that his best throw on May
Both was 20 feet 6l5 inches.
The success of the athletes of the Fresh
man class in the recent University field day
Is highly preciated 10y the class, bur there
were many promising youngsters who did
not enter the games. In order to reward
those who did participate on that day and
10 encourage them and any other members
OF the class to enter future games, TWO IrO-
positions have been put forward and viii
soon be acted upon by the class. They are:
FlTst-Ih hat the class Will ray the entrance
fee to the events for all athletes of 'o5 who
enter. but any man who fails to contest Will
have u pay his forfeiture TO the class Sec
ond-Any athlete Of '95 who gets third place
in any event where there are more than
three contestants, will receive silver medal
from the class.
Mr.. Parker, the great all-round athlete Of
the Olympic Club, has left his ark at Thu
ron to winter in the city. He states that he
had a splendid time during the summer
months, and the only Inconvenience he suit
fered was the lowering around him of a
Jonah that caused his ark to sink once a
week. On one occasion he might have been
recruited for the army OF angels if he had
not been rescued by the shoemaker fisher
man of Ttburon.
Sol Choynski Of the Alpine Club should
have won the mile event on Thanksgiving
day, but somehow at the finish he did not
have any dash left Tobin of the same
club, although it WAS his maiden race, ran
like veteran. He proved wonderfully good
judge Of pace for n youu gster, and had he
contested with any other runner than G. ID.
Baird he would in all probability have won
the race. Baird had to do his best TO win.
In the eS0-yard distance there will be
more cOmpetit on next year. and the candi-
dates for the record Will be more numerous
and more evenly matched than is generally
supposed. Fred ). Pheby CU. c. ran the
distance on the Olympic Club grounds on
Thanksgiving day in 2:0212. 1t is now
claimed by his club that separate timers
we're appointed to time him. II this be so,
and tile referee was cOgnlZant of the fact,
the record viii stand. Next to Pneby comes
X. McATthur's ,: 03 3-5. There is consider
able difference between the manner in
which tile records were made by these run
ners. Pheby had perfect day and track,
and COsgro, with IS wards handicap, did the
running, and gave the scratch man a chance
to extend himself to his fullest extent to
catch him. On the other hand 1t will be re-
membered that while the track was in good
condition the day was poor when Macarthur
led from the start to the finish.
Good judges predict that, with every
thing fuvUra BILE, Mac can run the distance
in two minutes. Another promising athlete
is McA leer of Los Angeles, no is reported
to be going very fast. A gentleman who
was once prominently Identified with out
door athletics says that he has seen Nc
Aieer run IN the lower country and is salts
fed that he can do very close to two min
utes. Among. other candidates for first
hOnOrs are EsplnOsa, Hlnkey, Sklllman,
h {. Cassidy, ToOmey, the nOvices McCaw
and COsgrO. 1t is Just possible that Steve
Casady may run in the 3S0-distance in the
championship, ana If the speed that he
possesses for 60O yards q :161a) is any evil
dence of what he will do the $50 yards in,
none of the boys will have any license TO
beat him.
Victor E. Schifferstein %. c. has de-
cided TO take an active part In athletics
next year. 1t is more than probable that
his first appearance will be in the cham
Donship games Oh May Both. An article in
the Now York Spirit of the Times, just
after Schifferstein nett the Eastern crack
spTinteTs, said: " Ii ever Carey, Sheriff.,
Weston and Schifferstein meet iu the 100
yard distance there will be seen one of the
finest exhibitions of speed liz an amateur
race that has ever been Witnessed in this
country, and if the candidate from the sun
ny slope is in good fix he will be my choice
for first honors." Such statement COM
Ing from tile recognized best authority on
athletics in America speaks volumes. I ct
there are many athletes to-day that say
Schiefferstein is used to be-" promi-
nent outdoor athlete remarked few days
ago that Schifferstein runs on his nerve
and with very little training he can duplicate
his performances.
The amateur athletic clubs OF the East
are having a nice time Of it trying to arrange
boxing tournaments. In speaking Of the
existing state Of affairs, New York journal
says:
Surprise was occasIoned In amateur athletic
circles yesterday when the list Of entries for The
Metropolitan championship contest for boxing
and wrestling was given out. Never before
within the recollection OF amateur sporting en-
tbusiasts has the list been so deficient In both
quantity and quality. Only a few OF the recog-
uiZed claimants for championship hoDors have
sent In their names for competition. This bears
eloquent testimony TO the truth OF the stories
ibat our amateur boxers have been receiving
money for their services at tournaments in place
Of the prizes that are stipulated IN the rules OF
lie union.
the athletic magDates to close their eyes to these
Iransgi ession-, aud no effort has yet been made
to visit punishment GU either the men who COM
peied for Tie money or the CLUBS that were
guilty OF tempting them. In tile opinion of many
WHO are IN touch with The athletic situation, IL is
about lime that the Athletic Union should pro.
crushing blow TO the growlug development OF
Hemi-pIOfessiOnalism. The fruit Of their deie-
uciiOn is now apparent.
II - understood that when the Boxing COM
mIitee OF the Metropolitan division annOunc ed
is list OF entries for the Championship tournd-
ment al a MEETING Of the Amateur Union the
olneT uight The surprise of the athletic maenates
was Undesirable. 1t was learned from good
authority that the III ST steps were taken To bring
about settlement OF the existing difficulty In
lie appointment OF committee 10 Investigate
the actions of certain clubs that are known to
have bcen guilty Of paying amateur talent
The New York Sun says: Malcolm w.
Ford, the amateur athlete OF the NJ. A. c.,
seems to have been born under an unlucky
star. His expulsion from the amateur
ranks by the A. A. A, in fit of spite rather
than justice, followed By tardy renSate-
ment. is now we'll known. To add to his
misfortunes his father has cut him off with
ont shilling. On November 14th Gordon
L. Ford passed away, leaving miilionaire's
estate. In his will he nowhere mentions
bis son Malcolm. The disinherited son is