The morning call., 1891-01-20
FIELD OF SPORT.
Entries for the Olympic Wrest-
ling Bouts.
Young Mitchell Becoming Anxious About
George La Blanche-Death of the Noted
Sport Billy 0'Brien.

Last evening the entries for the annua
championship wrestling tournament of the
Olympic Club closed. The number of COD
testants, as will be seen by the list, is larger
than ever before at any of the tournament.
held in this city. The enthusiasm which
has been manifested among the athlete:
who will participate has been developed by
the untiring efforts of Professor Meihling
who has worked like a Trojan to bring
about something which will undoubtedly be
well worth witnessing. The contests will
begin on Thursday evening AMI the entries
are as follows:
Bantam mot 10 exceed 1l5 ponnds)-Aithur
Keller, .. A. c.; n. l.. Williams, o. A. c.;
Joseph kenny. A. A. A. G.; E. b. Partridge,
y. A Z. Juvenil-; r. j, Robinson, o. A. c.
Feather-weights mot to exceed 125 pounds
II 5. Russ, +. {, Gerdes, 7. c. Wegner, George
Eckhardt, Thomas Il. CadO. o. A. c. Juveniles
Eugene Van Court, o. A. c. IL. Baker. o. A. c.
W. II. Halletr, o. A. c.
Light-weghts mot to exceed 40 pounds)-w
j. Belcher, .. A. c. Juvenile; Thomas Nc
Eneany, a. A. A. c.; John p cas- y, Luriine
Club; j. I. Schuster, Ii. N. Cole, G. Ii. WIG
Middle weights mot to exc ed 15s pounds
~ W, Meries, John P. Casey, Lurline Club; V.
r. White, A: A. A. G.; II. Is. Graham, W, L.
Habery. E. Gross, r. Y. Cole, o. A. c.
Schwartz, Lurltne Club; V. p. White. =. a. A.
c; Ii. b. Graham, ". I. Haberly, L. Gross
y. A. &.
CALIFORNIA CLUB MATTERS.
The California Club met last evening, but
did not transact any business owing to the
absence of some of its officers, who left this
city to witness the middle weight battle at
New Orleans. Young Mitchell will go into
training to-day at Alameda for his fight
with George la Blanche, and Martin Muir
ply, the popular trainer of fistic celebrities,
viii. prepare the young and ambitious Call
fornian for the contest
The Marine, according TO telegraphic
accounts, viii arrive in this city from Salt
Lake IN day or two, when 1t is supposed
he Will get to work at his OLD favorite sta
ton, Sausalito. Relative to this fight. which
VIII take place at the California Club Oh the
10Th proX., there seem to be those who APP
parently agree on one thing, and that is
that unless Mr.. la Blanche will get move
on" and settle down to a hard course of
training immediately he will not see him
self at the weight u54 pounds on the even
ing he Is booked 10 decide between himself
and Mitchell who Will be the one to draw on
the big end OF the purse.
La Blanche has u great dislike for any
occupation that has the Semblance of hard
work attached TO it, and he proved this
sey. lie could have then entered the ring
as 4 mddleweght If he had not taken mat
tiers III that easy, negligent style, to which
lie Is 50 partial at all times. 1t is fairly
good wager now that he viii not qualify on
when called upon TO weigh IN on the night
OF the proposed mill.
ANOTHER SPORT GOES OVER.
Billy O'Bren, the wel-knOwn sporting
man, is dead. Some say that his death was
caused by blows which he received in a sa.
loon row, while others attest that he died
from an attack OF apOplexy- His most init
Faa ffF Il frs,F lii
was due entirely to acute mania and not Ia
blows resulting from any trouble lie might
have been mixed up in. UBrlen visited this
city about eight years ago, and Is We'll known
in sporting circles.
He first became known to the sporting
world as a manager when he took charge of
the business interests OF \ ank Adams, the
great finger billiard champion. Immediately
after his business relations with Adams had
| been severed, he became editor OF Congress
man Tim Camp6eu'S paper, the Illustrated
lines, ana IN THIS capacity he butt up q
great reputation for himself as an authority
on sporting matters. After the discontinue
ance OF the illustrated Times he blussomed
out as a manager auu hacker OF puglllStS
| His first charge was Dominica McCatfrey
| whom he offered to march against any mar
| in the world. The challenge was accepted
| by john l.. Sullivan and the men met al
| Chester Park, Cincinnati About 20 COZ
| persons Witnessed the battle, which termi
ilalcu III q SGutldL IBN. 1ut ItlSIGe pro
| nounced the fight draw at the close of th,
| sixth round, but changed his decision three
days after n fight and declared Sullivan
| the winner
PROUD OF TIE FACT
| He was justly proud of the TACT that he
! had picked out a yOun. man from compara-
! tive ObScuTity and trained him so as to hold
| his own with Sullivan. who was then in his
| prime. lie also arranged and managed the
meeting OF Mitchell and McCaffrey at Madi.
I.(
| against Sullivan again few months alter
! ward. The men were to have met in Indus
| trial Hall, Philadelphia, but the police would
| not allow the battle 10 take place. Owe
| $4,000 worth of tickets had been bought by
| persons anxious to see the mill. Among
| other pugillsts that 0Brien has managed
during his varied career were George Rock
| JACK Hyans and old Joe GOss. O'Brien
was also instrumental in bringing William
| Cummings, the crack runner OF Great Brit
! ain, to this country.
| Jimmy Faulkner. the wrestler, was also
under his management during the busiest
! portion OF his career. The bTohdswoTd con.
| tests between Duncan {. Ross and Captain
! James {. DAILY were managed by him, but
! the most famous work ever done by O'Breu
was IN the getting up and managing six-day
correspondence matches at Madison-squart
Garden. He left no stone unturned to
make the walking matches "A success.
he went to Europe and brought Little
wood to this country, when he broke the rec
ord aud made the present siX-day gO-as-you-
please record. He was the chief moving
spirit III number of pedestrian matches in
various parts of the country. The first six
day bicycle race for women originated III
the fertile brain of O'Brien. In addition tC
his work as a manager and a sporting cor
respondent he officiated as referee at a mum
Der of prominent prlZe fights. He was refe
rec OF the slX-round glove contest between
Dempsey and O'DOn9van. This was the
last time that o. Brien acted in thatcapacity
AN EDITORIAL UTTERANCE.
On the day Of the eventful middle-weigh
championship contest at New Orleans, an
editorial writer OF the New York Sun, who
has evidently an eye on ali matters OF bust
nesS-pugiiism not eXcepted-penned the
following:
When two such individuals as Mr.. John VIII
iamsbufgh Dempsey and Mr.. Jeremiah Australia
ttzSiIBmUns prepare for contest, the occasion
demands inat We should contrast their merits
whether the hypeTcritical authorities of New
| Orleans permit them 10 be tested upon the ex-
| pected occasion tonight or not. Fitzsmmun,
| being comparatively Unknown foreigner, al
anayss oi me prospects OF the meeting can pro
duce little more than gttering generalites.
The FIRST general principle for consideration Ia
Cah arms VIVID legs or legs whip arms? BotI
| are Practically hundred aud fifty Founders, bul
| the Australian has hguratiYeiy the arms OF The
| OK win tht leg of the sOrk, while Dempsey
| symmetrical as lie Is, perhaps is better below The
Dcis man ABOVE II. In The orthodox ring, as 1
was before the genius OF The present Marquis Of
| QueensOerfY shone upon it, legs often carried !
IlBht hitter through long series OF easily ended
| ana quick-fecurIlng rounds to victory.
| But The Marquis system OF lnree- mInut
| rounds ana the New OieaOs system OF fiye
ounce gloves change the old relation of arms an,
legs greatly IN the formers favor, ana hence the
| enormous advantage with which Eitzslmmon,
Will begin tie fight. Dempsey's small and del
cate hand encased III a heavy mitten will work
none OF the peculiar execution that marks TN
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