The morning call., 1891-11-15
THLETiC.
A Race Between Casady and Foster Is
Now Talked OF.


A curious incident occurred at the AGA
demic games on Saturday. the 18th inst. P.
D. Skllman %. c. entered for the 1000
yard open handicap He placed his entry
in the office of the Olympic Club (as the
notice Of the games to that club did not
designate any place in PARTICULAR and the
hsndicaps were duly made ou', placing
Ssillman on scratch, with Pheby 10 yards
and Winter 80 yards. When the race was
about TO be run off Skillman was protested
and his entry thrown out on the fiimsy ex
cuse that his entry was received too late
1t Is the custom and law In all amateur
athletic games TO allow the runner to COM
pete, and afterwaTd investigate the charges
but the Academic referee decided differently,
and there Is no question but lis decision
was at variance with all existing rules. As
the matter now stands 1t looks to the mind
of an ordinary intelligent person that the
open events at these games were made up
specially for an individual club and not for
the benefit of club members of the Pacific
Association of the A. A. U.
The Olympic Club officers are deserving
of communication for the very decided ac-
tion they have taken during the year in
making outdoor sports popular. They have
given eight meetings this year SO far, and
nine-tenths OF the events were open TO all
amateurs. Now the club will finish the
season with twelve open handicap events n
Thanksgiving day. 1t would be a good
thing II other clubs of the association would
do as the Oiympics have DONE for it is a re-
markable fact that wnen they give games,
(Which is very seldom all the interesting
events are closed.
As the weather is becoming cooler all the
old hand-ball cranks are once more to the
fore and the Olympic courts are crowded on
Saturdays and Sundays Eugene Kelly has
discontinued his Sunday tramps into the
country and taken TO the courts Purcell,
Macarthur, Sullivan, McElroy, Elmer.
Lucy, Elliott, HOrigan, Little and Woolrch
took q hand on Sunday against some younger
opponents, and n was remarked that tho old
hands gave their opponents points Oh plac-
ing the ball.
There is considerable talk about the meet
Ing Of kangaroo" Foster aud Steve Casadv
in the go hurdle-race on Thanksgiving
day, and opinion seems to be evenly divided
on the question of who is the faster. Ger
tainy il must be acknowledged that Casadv
ran great S00-yard race over the sticks
when he did 3S4 seconds and many ath-
letes believe he can give Foster yards in
the 900. If the champions meet, it will be
avery close race, as Foster Is said TO be on
his mette and training hard.
Although W. Patterson (B. Il. s. has
not, in public, broken the hi.n-iump roc
ord of the Coast, he is nevertheless capable
of doing so ut any time that competition
calls on him to extend himself 1t is an
open secret that he has cleared over feet
inches in Iractlce, and at the Academic
exertion. There Is a belief that in a short
time this young man will clear close on
feet
W. Il. Powell (B. q. S. is evidently the
coming distance champion of the Coast. An
cid athlete wha- has seeB him run SAYS that
there Is no doubt that he can even now
make the best long-dislance man here ex-
tend himself to beat him in a mile race.
When 1t is taken into consideration the way
that Powell walked away with the mile
IN minutes 40 seconds the above assertion
can readily be credited
Honest" John Purcell put in an appear
ance at the Olympic grounds on Sunday, the
first time Tor many moons. lie did a little
hand ball playing, but il was noticed that
his good right hand has forgotten its cum
ming, as he could not place the ball with
the same accuracy as when he was in prsc-
tice
Mr.. Smith of the Berkeley Gymnasium
did splendid running ct the A. A A. A.
games. and should have been given first
prize over DuttOn in the 120-y ard fat as he
had fully SIX inches 10 spare on the tape
Smith won his heat IN remarkably good
time for anoVice-12h seconds. drumming
off the so-csled dead heat, he was left on
his mark, and had, therefore, no show to
win.
b. Macintosh (B. H. s. is quite a hurdler.
and his going the l20-yard distance in II As
seconds gives him good place among the
kangaroos. Young Blackwell Is also snow
ing up well in practice spins. and it would
T
look To their laurels at the next champion
ship.
Clinton R. Morse U. c. showed consid-
cradle improvement in his running, having
made away with the 220-yard open event in
good shape. Time, "A seconds. 1t was a
pOpulir win.
in Washington there is a bicycle and
athletic club com osed Of Cinnamon solely.
says an exchange.
The athletic clubs of Buffalo want to cut
h4
JanSen's idea Of a new national organiza-
ton.
The Worlds Fair Scottish games will be
held the first week of August, 1898, during
the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. and
$4,000 will be given in prizes. Such valua-
bic prizes will be offered to induce the
leading Scottish athletes of the world TO be
present and compete, and with such men as
William Mckay. Inyernes', scotland; Hon.
Hugh Sutherland, Winnipeg; Hon. Alex
ander Mackenzie and Z. Fraser. Toronto;
Hon. Donald A. Smith and Colonel a. A.
Stevenson, Montreal; Donald Mexican, New
York City; j. d. Mackenzie and II. Roder-
lex Macleod, Chicago; j. w. Collins of
this city, and forty others in charge of the
sports, this feature of the exposition should
be a great success.
The great sprint handicap of Manchester,
Eng. recently, resulted in win for Sunder-
land OF Radcltf and saw Bud, the American,
defeated after winning his second heat. Sun
derland had 16R yards start, and his party
won nearly $4,000 by his victory. The lad
Is quite dimlnutlye figure, standing feet
Inches, aud being q years of age. His
weight Is about 147 pounds and he has
jumped out of amatsurism into the first
flight of professional runners and won for
his party tile first time Of asking. An En-
gllsh exchange in describing the event SAYS:
The final heat engendered the utmost enthu-
slasm, and Tie public mon that was circulated
was much IN excess OF what has been usual on
previous occasions. Excepting Nutter, all three
were backed heavily Kerr the oul slider of
the party, aud the Performance Of Budd pitch.
forked him INTO faYoTl lem al to on, while
SundeIiand's party had good chances OF hedging
at 10 and 10 l against Whatever may
have been accomplished in this respect they
stood 10 win, as stated above, close on $4,000,
the amount recorded In his interest by the PUB
lie being difficult TO 1t Is safe 10 say that
there las not ben greater surprise for a length
OF lllne-hot so much from The fact of Sunder
land'S winning, but from the winning so easily.
ne American had to concede him four yards.
lucy al got wen away, aud Budd appeared TO
be Closing with him up 10 the nall distance, but
from that point lie settled so vigorously to The
work that the American felt he was beat-n when
30 yards had 10 be Irayersed Sunderland
finished 10 r markable style aud won by yard
and hail. all OuI, IN yard aud hall inside OF
IL seconds. The victory reflected credit on w
Brlerley OF Ashley Bridge. whose faith in MS pro-
tege was exceeding strong. lie managed to
upset stTiklngly strong order In Budd VINO
had been back by The She field people to win
S12,6Oo independent OF other outside lransac-
lions.
In reference to the annual boxing and
wrestling championships of the Metropoll-
tan Association of the A. A. u, there was
considerable argument, says the New York
Sun, as regards the selections OF referees.
Judges etc. Some of the leading representa-
tives Of the association favored the securing
of professional boxers and wrestlers, while
others stuck out for amateur referees. On
this subject Mr.. Curtis of the New York
Spirit Of the Times spoke at length and his
argument was certainly good. On the aues-
ton of securing competent professionals aud
pay ing them fer their services Mr.. Curtis
has decided views. " If had full charge of
the meeting" he said, II should secure
such men as Walter Campbell Of Philadel-
phia, Mike Donovan, Billy Madden, Jim
Corbett, In fact, any available experienced
professional These amateur judges lose
their heads If one man makes great rally
In the last round and forget all the scientific
work the other fellow may have done in the
preceding runnda. The nrnfe ssinnal Ynnld