The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-12
ATHLETIC.
Result of Good Handicapping - Inter
national Tug-o(- War.

Result of Good Handicapping Inter
national Tug-Of-War.
The Athletic Committee of the Olympic
Club will probably consider at its next
meeting the ACCESSIBILITY of giving an all
round field day at the Olympic grounds
which will be competitive meeting between
the athletes of the Olympic Club as against
the combined forces of all associated clubs.
AS previously stated, the Olympians have
had pretty much walk-overs at every meet
ing held during the past ten years. and as
consequence those people who take an in
terest in athletics nave become tired of wit
Messing one-sided races, which are decidedly
unlnteresting owing to lack of spirited
rivalry.
The Directors of the Olympic Athletic
Club have under consideration another in
vitation field day to be held in the middle of
August, first and second prizes to consist of
handsome gold and silver medals. The
athletes cannot complain this year about
having field days. The programmes viii in
all probability be straight ones, and as the
athletes are in fair condition now it is only
reasonable to suppose that they will be in
fine trim by the middle Of next month. Ali
the events will be, it is expected, open
handicaps.
The two events at the Thistle Club picnic
were very exciting at the finish. In the $50
yard event only two wards separated H. c..
son and +. +. Foster at the tape, and in the
half-nIile four men finished within three
yards of each other. The Handicapped must
have got the runners sized up pretty well.
w. A. Scott Olympic Athletic Club has
done more for clean athletics than any
other individual on the Coast, and it does
not seem fair that he is kept continually
the subject of annoying articles, written by
some one who has not the slightest regard
for truth. There is not an athlete on the
or httt hot ,,f,lt,
reliable man, and lie certainly would think
long time before he would recommend
athletes TO run the same as horses, that is,
in classes and abolishing thereby handicap
ping.
A. S. Henderson has again demonstrated
that he is about the speediest man on the
Coast in the sprints. He ran wonderfully
well in The 350-yard event at the Thistle
Club picnic and finished only one yard be-
hind the winner. Time, 4l% seconds
When the Shell Mound sandy track is taken
into consideration, together with running
round fourteen men, the performance is very
good indeed
NJ. l.. ESpinosa should possibly have five
yards more in the SS0-yard event, but it is
hard for handicapped to make everybody
w. n. McCaw, with thirty yards handicap,
should have landed a winner in the $50
yard race at the Thistle Club picnic, but
third seemed to be the best he could do
that day. BE must have gone stale.
W. II. T0umey is fast coming to the front
as great middle-dstance runner, and it is
only the matter of another year when he
will come TO the front as champion.
Tho blonde cyclone of the Olympic Club,
+. (. Foster, seems to be at outs with the
handicapped, as he did not get place in
the last three races he took part in. 1t is
presumed that the Handicapped has not as
much to do with it as the runner, who has
not been in anything like condition for
some time. Foster is one of the kind that
never COMPLAINS.
An international tug-of-war tournament
will be given at the Mechanics Pavilion,
commencing on October 17th, between
teams composed of ten men representing
the United States, England, Scotland, Ire
land, Germany, Italy, France, Denmark,
Sweden, Norway, Russia, Austria, Srain,
Portugal, Switzerland, Canada, Australia,
and also IA team of Native Sons Of the Gold
en- West. A purse of $1,000 will be divided
among the winners of the tournament, as
follows: $500 to first, $500 to second, $50
to third and $50 TO fourth. The total
amount to be competed for will be deposited
in one OF the principal banks ofsthis city,
subject 10 the order of the referee who will
be selected to judge the contests. Entries
will be received Mt 1859 Market street. The
tug will be governed by the old rules as
used by Sc0tchmen at their annual COM
petitions. The result will depend more on
combined strength than science.