The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-23
ATHLETIC.
Postponemsnt OF the University Field
Day-Notes.

Postponemsnt OF the University Field
Day-Notes.
The fall field day of the Los Anpeles
Athletic Club will be held on Thursday.
November 4. Gold aud silver. medals will
be given and a special gold medal for any
one breaking coast record. The races will
be run on quarter-mile track. The events
will be. howard run (maden). loO-vard
run (open). 220-yard run (handicap). 440
yard run, pole vault (heightD, one-mile
safety bicycle (maideD) one-mile safatv
bicycle (open), oDe-mile safety bcycle q IA
class, haif-mte safety bicycle (open) two
mile safety bicycle Qiandcapl
The spinning event which was tn have
taken place yesterday afternoon at the
Olympic Club was postponed until this after
noon on account Of the rainstorm. Athletes
who desire.t enter can make application at
the grounds to-day.
The athletes of the university of Berke-
ley have postponed the field day which was
announced TO take place on the 2eth inst.
until the 10th OF November. The postpone
ment was found necessary. owing In a gama
of football which could be PLAYED on The
29h inst. between the university and the
Olympic Club teams.
The following is copy Of communica
ti0n from well-known writer on Scottish
games and pastimes, w. McComble, to The
Clipper. 1t will be Of interest To nrofes-
IL has been matter of regret 10 those inter
ested III athletic sports IN Scotland that al none
OF The athletic meetings open 10 professional
athletes Is there level ground and In few a eos
coect weights, so That the best Scottish athletes
cannot bring forward their best peifOrmances a.
genuine records While j; and ". Tait, d. Din
ME- j. Fleming u Davidson, h. McKral, o.
Duffy, q. II. tombstone ana others have made
many splendid performances In throwing feats
during the past forty years, yet with the excep-
ton OF the performances OF G. Davidson and q
Q
feat performed by The foregoing athletes in Scot
land VIII be found recorded among the list of
athletic records by any accredited authorities i'm
Great Britain or America. The writer felt this
very much when writing bis history Of the ain.
leics and athletic sports OF Scotland and saw
that, unless an effort was made such SPLENDID
performances as are being done by G, H.
tombstone al hammer throwing and g.
M. Ross at throwing the fifty six pound
case OF the above athletes, be valueIess
authentic records. He accordingly asked
the committee OF PitIOchry Amateur SPORTS n
they would provide facilities for Johnsioue and
Ross making authentic records of their snoTts
on September 10. This committee al once con
sented and agreed TO give gold medal 10 any
athlete making an authentic besl-oii-recOrd per
Torrance for Scotland al hammer aud 56-pound
weight throwing.
tombstone aud Ross accordingly came forward,
and Johnstone at ms second throw flung the 16-
pound hammer III feet inches The throw was
made standing style, with thick comparatively
clumsy handle feet inches In length a collar
OF itau OelDR lOunu the Danulc on Oh OF The ball
TO bring IL 10 correct weight Ross used a
b6 pound weight, ordinary square shaped, With
rod and Triangle bringing IL 10 16 inches In
length over all. With one turn of the BODY
using one hand, he sent 1t 20 feet l inch; John.
stone, % feet pa inches. Fair stand Ross sent
the weight % feet inches. The authorities
who guarantee level ground. correct weights and
correct measurements, are DR.. X. W. Irvine of
PiIiochiY. well-known authority on athletics
In Scotland; Captain Dundss OF Dunera Thomas
Niche, The Undersigned. and j. Leonard, land
surveyor,