The morning call., 1891-12-20
ATHLETIC.

Conneff Has Quit the Amateur Ranks
and Turned Professional.
The Olympic Club is making great strides
toward grand wrestling tournament, which
will be held next month. Professor Mehil-
ing is working like Trojan to bring his
youngsters on the carpet in the best possible
condition, and he has such galaxy of stars
In his stable that the club members look
forward TO most interesting tournament
An Oakland exchange says in regard to
proposed consolidation of the Acme and
Reliance clubs. Now it wouldn't be a bad
idea for the Reliance people to ask the Acme
boys TO assist them in this undertaking and
have the park named the Reliance-Acme
Park Ii both clubs take a hold of the
scheme il is certain that the park will be
established" The idea is certainly excel
lent, but where would athletic competition
come from?
Willie Day, the amateur distance runner,
broke his collar bone while playing foot
ball the otier day. He has promised his
family never to take part again in public
competition on the running path.
Louis Cvr, says a London exchange, is
knocking spots off all his strong-men rivals
BY lifting huge mass nightly weighing no
less than 1856 oundS. His rivals have re-
linqulshed the competition at this particu-
lar feat.
Henry Greevy, an imitator of Louis Cyr,
the Canadian Strong man, residing at Chest
nut Hin, Piainfeld. Conn, in exhibiting his
powers recently, lifted an S90.pound weight
clear off the floor ana died in ten minutes.
He was 70 years old.
D. R. Mcmillan has been appointed ref
cree Of a catch-aS-catch-can wrestling
match which VIII take place at Cornwall,
Ontario, in a few days between w. II.
Quinn and j. D. Mcpherson. 1t can be
safely said that the wreStlers understand
their business.
Bernard J. McGovern. Trenton q. j.
athlete, the other night gave an exhibition
of dumb bell lifting. He had previously
made 1900 lifts without a break in is min-
utes 46 seconds On this occasion he
reached the 1900 mark in IS minutes 30 sec
onds. and then continued to I'LL times in
exactly 20 minutes so seconds. 1t was the
ambition of the performer to reach the 1000
mark, but his back began to grow weak.
He used eight-pOund bells
A letter from New York says:
Tie Amateur Athletic Union is in arms again.
This time II has Il fight with tile Seventh Regl-
ment Athletic Association on its hands, and the
outcome of the struggle Will be watched with
great interest. Contrary 10 expectations, the
5 ventn's athletes rendered themselves liable TO
disqualification by competing ID the regimental
games IN spite of the warning of The Amateur
Athletic Union til al In doing they were flying
In the face OF fate. 1t was not the u0vlces
inexperienced men who trausgreSsed the laws.
but men Of snch known national reputation
j. I. Moron Coils, the inter collegiate
champion walker Harry MOrrell, who is
hurdler OF championship qualify Korth
oJh-rs. As these men are members of such
leading organizations as the Manhattan and
New York clubs. the difficulty OF keeuiug them
out OF opeu games VIII he very perpleXing.
Somehow or another, the athletes evince no fear
as 10 its results. II they are disqualified as
Hey most certainly will be, they will rely upon
tie influence of the reglmental officers and The
clubs which they belong 10 10 get tbem out of
lie difficulty. L understand that Secretary
Sullivan is now engaged in preparing notice Of
disqualification which will be sent out within a
few days.
T. P. Connect, the famous distance run
neT, has left the amateur ranks and sailed
recently for the old country. On arriving
there he begins his career as a professional
runner. His reason for making the change
is that his uncle, Patrick Rourke of County
Kildare, who brought him out as a runner,
is DESTROYS of ascertaning what the young
man can do as a professional. Conneff says
he recently received a letter from his uncle,
in which the latter announced his willing
ness to back him against Kibblewhte,
Morton or Parry for $1,000 or up
ward. at two, four and ten miles.
Connect VIII not do any running at pres
ent. but will 60 to his nome in Clare, County
Kildare, and take vacation for a couple of
months. In case match is made, he will
begin training about March Isl. Connect
per. having won the one, five ana ten mile
championships of America, and defeated
W. D. Day in the two-mile champions hip of
Ca ada. Personally he is one of the N oSt
popular young men who ever wore spiked
shoe. Harry Darrin, the famous English
professional, is a candidate for reinstate-
ment, He would make an excellent substi-
tute for Connect in the ranks OF the Mall
haitian Athletic Club.