The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
ATHLETIC.
New York's Military Games Olympic
Club Field Day.

New York's Military Games s. Olympic
Club Field Day.
Anoth er and most important step looking
10 the improvement Of the National Guard,
says the New York Sun of July 2O;h, was
taken at the State camp at Peekskill yes
terday. Athletic games will be given by the
State every year, some time during the
mouths of September and October. Each
brigade will hold games separately. There
Will be seven events in each set and q STAN
dard fixed by the State The member Of the
guard who reaches the standard in four
events of the seven will receive a badge
from the State and will be known as an
Athlete" a bar will be granted for each
additional year of qualification. The men,
bers who qualify in all seven events will
meet in final competition. The one who
scores the most points in that competition
Will be known as the champion of his
brigade and receive a championship badge.
As there are four hr!gades in this State, sit
mated at a distance from each other the
State does not provide for State champion
ship, but leaves the four brigade champions
to settle that as they see fiji.
The main object of the meetings is to en-
courage men to practice athletics. The
standards have puIp0Srly been placed mod
erately low, so that all tue men with little
practice can enter and get their first bar.
The first meetings will take place in Sep
tcllDcl. L lie z IIcl lue Will compete at
Van Cortland Park, the Second Brigade at
Creedmoor, the Third at Albany and the
Fourth at Buffalo. Competitors will wear
fatigue caps. military blouse and trousers.
ANY style OF shoes is permissible. All
events will be decided on a grass course
The events and Standards are:
Event. stlndar d.
IVu-yar9 run '''.','.'.'..'...--..--... Is secs.
44u-yAFI run. ......''........'-..----- ~ secs.
SOU ara run MIN 20 secs.
Vngnie run, ;;,; min
Running high lump..................4f feet inches
Putting the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70 feet
Tie SS0-yard run will be in light march,
ing order, belt, cartridge box, haVerSack
canteen, bayouet in scabbard and State
rifle. The competitions for the Athlete"
badge will not be compulsory. The meet
ing Is the outcome of an idea that Generals
Porter and WingIte have had in mind for a
year, and Is directly the result of a letter
sent by General Porter to the officers of the
National Guard last fall. The subject of
athletic competitions in the Guard is eSpec-
ally Interesting Just at this time. In few
days Surgeon-General Bryant will issue a
report that Will fix the qualification OF ad-
mission OF recruits TO the National Guard.
On good authority it is said the standard
of admission Will be as high and very SINH
lar TO that of the United States Army. Gen
eral Bryant's report will be based on thu
observations and examinations of the
surgeons of the various regiments. 1t fol-
lows that IN few years, with none but
physically perfect men admitted into the
Guard, and the athletic competitions, the
State will have body OF 1900 thorough
soldiers.
The Acme Club of Oakland is rapidly
coming to the front as one of the most
popular athletic organizations in this State
It's gymnasium presents a very lively ap-
Eearanco on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Professor Meihling has been engaged to
teach wrestling and a boxing instructor will
soon be employed. De Witt Van Court,
who is now teaching boxing at the Olympic
Club, Is an old Acme man and the members
feel very sorry that they cannot have him
TO instruct them in the manly art. Van
Court has his hands full al the Olympic.
The Olympic Club Is making great prepa-
Tations for its field day, which will take
place on September 9.h at its new grounds.
The entries will be limited to members of
the Amateur Athletic Union, and the list
will close at the club on September Sd. a
gold medal will be awarded the winner in
each event and a silver medal to second
man. The following is the programme of
events:
One hundred and twenty yards handcap-race;
220 yards handicap; 500 yards handicap; one
mile handicap; One-mIle walk handicap; putting
the 5G-pouud weight; 100 yards hurdle-race;
running broad iumpi pole vault; 220 yards
hui de-race for juveniles.
A proposition will be submitted to the
Board of Governors Of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union that for the future records only
competition. This well-devised sugge stion
emanates from the Central Association of
the Amateur Athletic Union, and it see ms
10 be the general opinion that it should be
adopted in every branch OF sport, as there
would be then fewer disputed records.
The Canadian and United States Associa-
tion football team, which will visit En-.
gland this fall, is said TO be the strongest
team ever brought together in America.
The cOlOrs, which the players will wear are
U n aTla 1aa nm
the left breast.
Some Of the tug-of- war teams that have
entered for the October tournament can be
seen exercising during occasional evenings
at he Bay District track and Central Park.
The management finds it hard to induce
Frenchmen so compete.
The Alameda Olympic Club will take a
gymnasium benefit on the 7.h inst, when a
very Interesting programme of athletic
events will be given.
The entertainment and promenade social
OF the Alert Club of Oakland will take place
on the evening Of the 21st.
f. +. Foster, the cyclone hurdler of the
Olympic Club, has been trying for two
weeks 10 get down TO run n 100-y ard dash in
fair time, but has failed, ana his failure is
attributed TO his style of running Foster
has been hurdle-runner for many years,
and his system of travelling is by three short
strides and one long one over the hurdle.
When he recently tried to run on the fiat
he had still the three short strides and
long one, and his efforts looked like a num-
Der of kangaroo jumps all over the track.
His best time was II q seconds.
y. L. Buckulich of the Olympic Club is
doing good work with the weights, and w.
Morrow will have to do much practicing
before he atains the distance hat uckulich
sent the 56-pOund weight on Sunday, viz
- feet 10 inches. This is a respectable
showing considering that 221s feet is the
Coast record, made by w. Morrow on May
3Oth.
NJ. /. Espinosa and W. Fl. Toomey are
going to run an exhibition $50 yards, against
the Coast record of 2 :03 So, made by r.
Macarthur on May Both. 1t is thought that
the above gentlemen have heavy contract
on hand, yet ii Is conceded that either can
do the distance in 2:05.
Handsome Bob Macarthur is in splendid
condition, and will try TO break his own
record 40 4-5-in the mile event on ladies'
will be glad to see their IDEAL athlete accom-
pish this task. Bob has purchased single
eye-glass for this occasion.
7. ID. SkillmaD Is getting In good condi-
ton for the first time since he came TO this
country, which means that middle and long
distance athletes will have to look to their
laurels, as he is the fastest middle and long
distance runner that IS on this Coast when
In proper fix.
A 900 yard scratch race between Hender-
son OF the Olympic Club and Ed Mays of
the University Club would prove very in
tereSllng event in the next programme. and
fast time would lie certainty.
Justice W. Haley. o. c., is entered for the
440yard handicap, and if he is literally
dealt with by the handicapped he will make
q good showing.
Charles Leighton is anxious to know
whether Mcintyre has retired from the Gin
der path, or Is lie too old to run?