The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-15
ATHLETIC.
University Field Day and Championship
Games.

University Field Day and Championship
Games. .
From all accounts there will be no small
amount Of interest attached to the cham
pionship meeting this year. II has been Gus
tOmaTy for the Olympic Club to carry of the
greater number of points at these meetings
but OF late years associate clubs are coming
TO the front rapidly with good material, and
as a consequence the representatives of the
Olympic Will need be5tir themselves and
look 10 their laurels. as tile clubs old re
tables" are dropping out of athletics, and
the new men who have taken their places
are not Of the same stable to which the old
talking horses belonged.
The Olympic has lost much of its support
Ia track and field events by the retirement
OF such sterling men as SehiffeTStein, Pur-
cell and Bankalich. The former was q sure
shot ia all sbnrt-dstance events but to the
credit OF Mr. Henderson 1t must be said that
he is thoroughly competent 10 I'LL the place
left vacant by the speedy SchiffeTstein. OF
The two latteT-uamed athletes, there are
none Of the representatives of the club COM
pstunt to step into the shoes Of either Pur-
cell or Bankal!ch. The CHAMPIONSHIPS of
this year will be decided at the Olympic
Clubs grounds on the 30th inst, and, ac-
cOrding to tie programme OF games ar
ranged for the occasion, the prospects Of
hard battle between the Olympics and Uni
yerstles for first place are decidedly good.
The latter club, which has at present
good practice ground within easy reach of
the Berkeley University College, should
send an army of athletes over the bay on
the 30th qualified in every particular 10
meet in contest the best men the Olympic
Club can produce in either track or field
events. According 10 a letter which was
received yesterday from one of the BeTke-
ley students. the olympic Club can rest
assured that it will have no soft snap" on
the 30Uh. and, indeed, its chances Of success
are not over brilliant
The failure TO include the three and five
mile runs in tie programme Of games has
caused 4 pOWWOW among the athletic frateT-
nifty of the Olmypic Club Some Of the
boys are open in their opinions. They say
that the omission Of these events Will very
materially lessen the chances of the Climb to
win the pennant. Il is TO be presumed,
however, that the athletic committee under
stood its business when the programme was
being arranged.
While chatting with an athlete yesterday.
who is not member OF eithar the Olympic
or University clubs. be remarked that from
an estimate lie had made of points TO
be scored in each event the Universities
would capture 90 against the OiymDics 81.
The latter may capture a majority of the
track events, bat In the field events the Uni
versites viii 90 to the frOnt-that is, unless
some dark horses" from the smaller clubs
viii upset their calculations.
s.. Keller is training like a beaver for the
huTde-race. According 10 his last perform
snce over the sticks he will make a hot
race for any Of tho bows. Foster has no
business giving him handicap at any time.
Spillman will have it all his own way In
the lODg-distance events. There are no men
on this coast good enough company for the
New Yorker.
Henderson will walk away with the sprint.
30 c0TA flnA .r1n L..
cinder-path dsIuTber. viii not show bis
cOl0rS on the coming occasion.
Among the German athletes there is great
interest manifested in the Turn Bezirk
festival which will be held al San Jose on
the 11th, 18th and 18Th OF June All of the
leading turner's Of the State win be repre-
sented. As the all-Tound tournament of
the Olympic Club will take place or the
18th Of June, the champions OF the San
Jose tournament viii be in prime condition
t6 meet all corners. A. II. Lean Of the
VeTein Eintrachts, who is undoubtedly the
best al-round athlete on the coast, is ex-
peeted to carry off a majority of prizes at
San Jose, and according to the vigorous
kicks" that are being MADE at him by
some Of the men who will contest in the
Olympic tournament, the Eintract repre-
sentative must be a good 'un as poor
athletes are seldom noticed.
c. SchuSter, good all-rOund man. will
not compete at any Of the tournaments this
year
Keller, Hoffman and Lean will be booked
IS being the probable winners of the 0lym-
pics all-round tournament
o. LEM Of the San Francisco Turn
Verein will make good race in the tourna-
nent for place. Among the others who
should give good accounts of themselves
ire: C. Kraus. f. Becker, F. Damke c.
3achansen, ID. KnGck and M. Lehman.
o. Hauser and a class of the best turner's
will enter the Olympic all-TOund tourna-
ment
II is said that four Of the best turner's
from Los Angeles will also be contestants.
The Berkeley University feld-day games
will take place on the Berkeley campus on
the 21st inst An excellent days athletic
entertainment is promised.