The morning call., 1892-02-21
ATHLETICS.
An Omcial Handle ppcr Required for
Amateur Sports.


Amateur Sports.
On many occasions the advisability has
been suggested 10 the Pacific Association OF
the Amateur Athletic Union Of appointing
an official handicapped, and as it IS very
important Office 8 good man should be Sc
lected. L is the opinion of many prominent
athletes that p. \. Gafney of the Alpine
Club would be a popular selection, and II
that gentleman could be prevailed upon to
accent The position, no doubt, with the
knowIpdge he possesses of local athletics, he
would give satisfaction
There will be two match races at the
Olympic Club grounds to-day. 7. NJ. Wand
will coucede four yards to Frank O'hane IN
the 220-yard distance. There is hardly
doubt IN the minds Of those who have seen
both run that Wand VIII win by small
margin O'Kane should have five yards TO
bring him on "eYens" with his competitor
Tie SSO-yard race in which Martin Is
pinosa gives J. 2. COsgT0 twenty yards
start. should be well contested, yet the lat
ter IS f3ncied ia preference to the former
owing perhaps to the showing he made IN
the fail Il must be conceded that = Easy
is game and speedy runner and Pollock
Hin" viii have no snap in this race.
The s-cOnd-Class tournament for members
Of the Olympic Club Tennis Annex viii be
held on March p. Justice ueaiY holds the
lie olympic Club will. in all probability,
hold neld day on the nrSt OF second SatuI-
day lu april.
H. NJ Collins has decided to train for the
next field day at the Olympic grounds. and
II he gets into good condition Should make
fair showing Collins has never Yet been
in ANYTHING ike condition when he faced
the starter. This Is in 8 great measure due
60 his several defeats There IS no doubt
Ia the mind Of good judges that he would
make a fine middle aud long distance run
neT f he would get into good nX, and TINS is
Only to be attained Oy thorough course OF
training. ItVI lie remembered that Ia the
spring Of 1880 be was considered one OF tie
best uOviceS 10 the coast.
The forming Of a cycling annex ID the
Olympic Club IS good move ana Will GER
tainly be of great benefit to he bicyciIsts
belonging to that organization. Hitherto, II
the boys wanted 10 compete IN races Il had
10 be under some other COl0IS than the fly
ing 'O' Now as an annex Of the Olym-
pie Club they viii receive the proper
recognition that is due them, and viii COM
pete under their club c0.0Ts. The cyclists
will have also the advantage OF other clubs
iDasmucl as they VIII have tie use OF the
Olympic outdoor grounds 20 train on at all
times. Il Is said that there IS good material
in this organization and that little success
tul c-acIing would produce some very last
riders. Il would be a good thing for the
riders u the outdoor management OF the
olympic Club could be induced to put In
several events al the next athletic meeting,
say q half aud one mile. open only TO repre-
Sentatives Of the newly formed annex.
II mas been suggested to some Of the lead
Ing members Of the Berkeley University
Club that a future meetings on the campus
some enteTpfising young man be appointed
10 assist the press representatives ID oOtalu-
ing q correct report Of the field days.
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On the evening Of February 6, Louis CyT
dropped a 2s6-pOUnd DUN bbell on his chest,
iufiictng such a serious blow that the giant
had 20 be carried to his residence.
A. o. Spalding and FIVE other ChicagOans
are on a tour Of the big athletic clubs OF the
United States to pick up pointers for new
athletic club house and grounds at Chicago,
which they say will be the grandest IN tile
WoTlG, occupying twice as muCn space as
the Manhattan Athletic Club IN New Ork.
The Toronto correspondent of the Buffalo
Courier has been investigating the career of
the man no ran at the recent indoor games
In Buffalo as John Henderson. In dis
patch 10 that paper he says that The sus-
pIclUn that the sDTluteT who competed as
John Henderson" at the amateur games in
Buffalo on Saturday night is a occasional
is 10 all probability well founded. 1t is be-
leVed here by bis friends that henderson"
is Jack Allen, professional, and good
one. Allen Is Toronto man and was eiu-
piOYtQ a. Jue MASSEY COMPANY W OIAs Dc-
fore he took TO the path. lie developed
into dTSt-class man-sO good, indeed, that
he can beat Harry Bethune, aud is one Of
the very few men who can readily DO 10
seconds for 100 yards under honest cOudi-
tions. Allen has not been long at the busi-
ness, last year being the first season during
which he went into it thoroughly. He
travelled the round of the country attend
ing CaledODian games, and wound up
in Detroit. There he beat Mike Murphy,
the Michigan Athletic Associations
trainer, in a 3OO-yaTd race. Under
the guise Of a brakeman he was then
matched against Harry Bethune, who
vas stopping in Detroit. The match was at
100 yards for $500 a side, ana the money was
up. Bethune's hackers thought they had
RTeenhOTn, while the men behind Allen
knew they had a Splinter good enough to-
Tut against any man. Shortly before the
day Of the race Bethune's hackers found
that Allen was first class and could win, as
Bethune had not been wound I'D to the top
notch. They went to Allen and told him
that If he agreed 10 lose they would give
him S100 bat If he insisted on doing his best
be would not receive anything, as the stake
holder was with them. Allen was beaten
by his own consent and was paid his 500,
as well as stake. THAT is the first time
ever put on a shoe to Iun behind" he said
when be came home. About a month ago
Bethune paid visit to Toronto. When he
went away Allen went with him, and they
are supposed to be on a ringing" tour
Allen is about % or q years Of age. about
feet 10 or II inches high, we'll built and runs
at about 100 pounds. He is a rather good
looking young fellow dark c0mpleXiOned
and wearing a small black mustache.