The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-12
THE Ring and THE TRACK.
A New Amateur Athletic
Club Organized.
The Emmett Football Club Elect Delegates to
the Central Couneil-Jim Nealon's
Black Eye.

A new amateur athletic club, which will
be known as the American Amateur Ath-
letic Club, has been formed with the follow
ing officers: President. Theodore Plane :;
vice. president, John Mengel; corresponding
secretary, Fred Mueller; recording secre-
tary, George W. Mertes; treasurer, hd0lph
Winterberg; leader, Al Lean. The club
will give an athletic entertainment on the
evening of November at Turn Verein Hall.
The secretary will make application In
few days for membership 10 the Pacific
Coast A mateur Athletic Association.
The Emmett Football Club held very
spirited meeting last evening at Knights OF
the Red Branch Hall, with r. c: OConnor
presiding.
The following delegates were elected to
represent the club at the Central Council.
viz: Fred Palmer. Frank j. O'Keeffe. T.
II. Mccarthy, j. G. Nealon and j. Z.
Moriarity.
Captain Palmer of the Emmets Is very
desirous OF entering team against the nrst
team of the Parnell Club for match game
to take place on Columbus day. either at
Golden Gate Park grounds or on the Pled-
mont ball grounds, Oakland.
Ex-Assessor James c. Nealon has made
! himself very scarce on the streets during the
! past few days. Last Sunday MI Neal0n
was playing handball at the Olympic Clubs
| grounds, and when nearing the finish OF
| game be caught "hot" ball on the right
| cheekbone, which cut the flesh and gave his
| face very knobby appearance.
Several members of the L. &. A. A. A.
| are practiciDg daily at the Olympic grounds
| for the field day Of the California Unlver-
| sity, which will be held on the campus at
| Berkeley on the Goth inst. Henderson ex-
| poets TO carry off the prizes for sprnting.
In answer TO question, boys desiring to
| Join the juvenile class, which meets twice
week at the olympic Club for athletic exer-
cises, must be recommended by member.
| The dues arc 81 a month. A junior or In
| termtdiate class will be formed when the
| Tub will occupy its new quarters.
The directors of the Olympic Club have
changed the dates of the evenings OF their
| meetings from Tuesday to Wednesday.
| Henceforth they will meet on tho 9v10Hd
| and fourth Wednesdays of each month.
Professor Miehling, the wrestling. in-
| structor of the Olympic Club, who has been
| granted a six weeks leave of absence, tele-
| Intended bride arrived from England and
| that lie Will beeomea benedict on the 10Th
| inst. The professors intended better half
| is IAN acrobatic actress"
The Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Asso-
| citation has announced that on sunday after
| noon, the 10th inst, 220-yard handicap
| race will take place at the Olympic grounds.
| Entries Will close on the day in question.
| me members Oh the IaIlI0rula CiQD are
| not at all pleased with the action of the
| directors who at recent meeting offered
| purse of 5000 for contest between Solly
| Smith and George Van Heest.
| Several members expressed themselves
| as being dissatisfied with the large amounts
| of money that the club has been giving
| midget pugs. They think a $1,000 purse
you'd be very big inducement for
match between such men as Smith and Van
| Hest It is certain that sporting men will
| object to paying 50 to witness any more all
| night engagements.
| Sol Smiths hacker has purchased shot
| gun and will start for the country in a few
| days on a snipe-hunting expedition. He is
reported as being fine snipe shot, and his
! friends are anticipating great feast of
| snipe on his return from the swamps.
| Jim Corbett writes that the Eastern eli
mate. in conjunction with Billy Madden's
| barney, has completely effected Goddards
| Uranium and that the big slogger is gradC-
ally becoming a favorable candidate for an
| asylum. Corbett thinks that Choynski
| should defeat Godfrey quite handily.