The morning call., 1892-10-13
MOUNTED TUG-OF-W
Col. Croker Has Been Chosen
Stakeholder.
Exciting Sport at Practice Driil-A ureat
Winters Football Professor Farley
Will Boz.

A meeting Of the captains of the mounted
tuo.of-war tournament was held last even
ing at Central Park.
Captain William Archibald OF the Native
Son team occupied the chair.
Those present were Captain Waller OIL
the First Troop Cavalry, n. g. c.. Cap
tain Duplissea OF the Canadian team. Cap
tain Larson of the Danish team. Captain
Voss of the German team and Captain Nc
Farland of the Irish team.
II was decided that the pulling Will be
done on a cleated platform. which will be
strewn with sawdust sufficiently deep to
cover the cleats, and at the same TIME give
the horses good footholds.
A long discussion followed as regards the
length of the pull. and it was finally deter
mined to have it as stated IN the artlcies'
twenty feet.
Colonel c. F. Croker was the unanimous
choice Of the captains for stakeholder.
Although few of the teams have DeeE
2racticing for the contests since the nrst an
pouncement of the tournament was maze
public, actual practice will not be begun oy
the teams now entered until about the first
of November.
The tournament will open at the Pavilion
on the Goth prox. and will close on the even
ing of December 3.
On Monday afternoon, while practicing
in the vicinity of the Presidio, team which
has not yet entered for the contests nad
very exciting driIl.
1t appears that one very refractory horse
was among the animals that were Delng
trained for the mounted tug, and when the
rider dashed the spurs into his sides several
times he plunged and leaped until his front
feet landed forciby on the back OF the
horss that was in front OF him. rms caused
general stampede among the equine team,
oad IN of etQta
that it was about the most excltable pit OF
tug-ot-war pulling between horses ana men
that they had ever witnessed.
Fortunately none of the riders suffered
any injury 10 speak OF, although the man
who was mounted on the bucking broncho
got few painful jabs in the knees, whlcn
he received from the spurs when the sport
got tangled up and be had become deeply
interested.
Indications now point to a great winters
football in this city. 1t will certainly De
the leading pastime. Already practlce
played, some of which were very interest
The Scotch Thistle Club team will meet
| team from the Pacific Wanderers Club at
| Central Park on the afternoon OF the list
| inst, and on the 10Th inst. the first great
| intercollegiate game of ball between the
| Olympic and University of California teams
will be played on the same sward, which
| is now being placed in fine shape for foot
| bail.
1t is probable. however, that the latter
| game will be postponed, as on the afternoon
| of the 29th the university athletes VIII nolu
| their annual field day at Berkeley.
| There are bow three football associations
! in this city that play under different rules.
The Irish teams play under Gaelic rules,
| the Scotch and Wanderers play according
| 10 associate rules and the Olympic Club
| and college boys contest under intercolie-
| giate rules. According TO this the admirers
of the pastme can look forward TO grand
! series of games of football this winter.
| The secretary of the olympic Club Is In
| receipt of letter from the president OF the
| Philadelphia Amateur Swimming Club,
which states that if the Olympic Club
would offer the same terms to his club that
were offered to the New York amateur
clubs last winter he would send team OF
boxers TO this coast to compete against the
| Pacific Coast amateur boxers at the Olym-
| pic Clubs annual tournament.
The latter club has had surfeit of East
| ern club managers. and 1t Is extremely
doubtful if IL will negotiate with any OF the
| Eastern clubs again with view OF bringing
the athletes of the East and West together
for the purpose of determining champion
ship honors. However. ii any of the
Eastern clubs representatives should
visit this city for the purpose of competing
against Californidns In any branch OF ath-
letics, the Olympic Club will extend them
its hospitality and will be pleased to see
them contest against ''Our boys" either in
boxing, running or in general athletics.
l. Professor Barney Farley, who in his day
was a clever bit Of boy with his dukes,
has kindly consented to spar four rounds a
Martin MurphY's benefit, with Professor
Sam Fitzpatrick. Farley has been training
for the past week for this contest. which b,
says Will be his last appearance In public.