The morning call., 1892-07-12
GLOVES AND FISTS.
Olympc Club Boxing Night - Hsmme
Throwing for Records.

Olympic Club Boxing Night - Hammer
Throwing for Records.
The Olympic Club viii have a special
b5xing-night on August IL. and according
to the quick way entries are coming in to
the secretary for this event, the occasion
viii be one to be long remembered. The
entries so far received are: N. Greggains
and an Olympic Club welter-weight. six
rounds; Dan Kane and an Olympic light
weight, six rounds; r. Mcdonald and j.
C0ugbln. bantams. six rounds: Ii. +.
Flynn and /. Virgins, welter-weights. six
rounds; 7. Skuse and an unattached ban
tam. six rounds.
There are many other match contests In
prospect but il is doubtful if any names
will be made public, as during the prepare
tiOn CT the boys for tie last tournament
Eeld al The club number OF them had to
relinQuish training owing TO the amount Of
unnecessary talk made by members OF the
club which the boxers did not desire.
Tie gold medals won at the last cham
pionship meeting by 81. RubenStein Dan
tam) and John Kelly, middle weight, will
be forwarded to-day 10 Sacramento, where
both contestants reside. I he medals are
particularly handsome and are we'll worthy
tie few knocks the boys received while com
peting for them.
The directors Of the California Club de-
cided last evening 10 hold the Dawson and
Needham contest on the evening Of the 18th
inst. They contend that as the Pacific Club
had already one contest this month 1t
should not antagoniZa its interest or the
interest OF the California Club by giving a
second entertainment on the same even
ing as the latter Manager Harrison
states that as he had selected the
10Th inst. long before the Dawson
and Aeedham fight was arranged he is en-
titled TO a show on that evening and that
a not -Ta,f,y IL
right IN that particular. The upsh0t Of the
whole affair IS that there will be two con-
tests in the evening OF the 26th-that is if
Harrison VIII not change his date TO an
evening in advance Of tie California Clubs
exhibition.
Martin Costello informed the California
Club last night that he would fight any man
in America a. 158 pounds. The club tried
to match Greggains against Costello, but
the former would not promise anything until
alter the 18th inst, when he will be in
formed by the Olympic Club of New Or
leans If bis proposed match with Benny is
fixture. Ii not Greggains says that he
VIII be ready to negotiate with tho next best
man.
Pepper, the long-distance horse-rider, was
looking for a match last evening. and hav-
ing failed in his mission, he stated that he
VIII journey TO Los Angeles to-day, where
he will train for a 0-mle race which will
be decided at Chico in August.
is anxious to arrange a match with McKen-
zie, The Australian pugilist.
Billy Lavlgne and Burge, "the iron man. "
VIII fight at the Pacific Club on the evening
of August TO-
Danny Daily, the pugilist whose Jaw was
broken by Sol Smith. will return to his
Eastern home to-day.
A hammer-throBing contest for record 5
took place yesterday afternoon at Central
Park between Tom Carroll of BROOKLYN,
Alameda, and ID. A. Mcmillan. The handle
OF the hammer was four feet Tie throws
were from scratch and resulted as follows
Carroa-2l pound "a ounce hammer. dis
lance 81 feet ! inch; 16-pound hammer, iO4
feet; 14-pound hammer. III feet; 12-poand
hammer I33 feet; 10-pound hammer, 148
feet; 6-pound hammer, 166 feet: 6-ponnd
hammer, 1913 feet.
All these throws were singe-handed and
are consequently remarkable.
McMlllan-21-pound hammer, distance o.
feet inch; 16-pound hammer. ia feet 9
inches; 14-pOund hammer. 40 feet 8 inches !;
2-pound hammer, 1856 feet 8 inches; 10.
pound hammer, 80 feet inches; S-pound
hammer. III feet inches; 6-pound ham
mer, 197 feet II inches
The last three hammer-throws were done
by one hand
he judges were Peter MCINTYRE. w. G.
Morrow and James McEroy. john Elliott
OF the Olympic Club acted rs referee Rec
oTds were broken in most Instances