The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-19
FOOTBALL.
The Robert Emmets Defeated the Sham
rocks ut tho Preside.

The Robert Emmets Defeated the sham
rocks ut the Presidio.
For some weeks I. j. Lynch, Secretary
of the Robert Emmett Branch Gaelic Foot
bali Club, and Frank Greed of the Sham
rocks If this city have been making prep
arati0us for a friendly contest, with the
view If preparing for a match with the
Oakland Gaels. The match came off on
sunday at the Preside and proved very
successful affair.
The weather was all that the most enthus-
iastic could desire and among q spectators
were Colonel Graham and several Of his
staff The game lasted one hour and forty
minutes and was won by the Robert En-
NETS after q hot contest, tie score being
s to 7. The losers did some fine work
through the match. Both clubs VIII come
together week from next Sunday. when
days good pert Is promised to all patrons
OF the game.
The members Of the clubs extend their
thanks 10 the c0mmandant, Colonel era
ham, for his courtesy in granting the use Of
the parade ground for practice. Either club
VIII entertain challenge from any anna
teUr club in the State under Gaelic rules.
Two balls were used in the contest on sun
day, tee FIRST giving ont after the game was
in progress taITty-hyc minutes.
A iOOt-Tace OF 200 yards was run after the
match by two Of the best SprinteTs Of both
clubs. Nj Greed and Mr.. Hurley, and was
Won by the former after close finish. I.
j. Lynch was the starter and John Z,
M0TiaTty the referee.
No MATCH ARRANGED.
The California Club failed to arrange a
match between kimmick and Mccain.
The latter, who now weighs 100 pounds,
agreed t. be al 10 pounds on the afternoon
of the 29.h inst, but to this proposition
hmnick demuTTed. The new arrival tried
al aVpI1IuCr a u1pafiuU with
NcC1nn. lie insisted that the ast-named
must enter the ring at l45 pounds or there
would be no fight.
McCleery, tile billiardist has not yet
covered Splnks' forfeit, which remains in
the bands OF James OTeHdOrf. Mr. Spinks
says that he will give no attention to
MCCleeTy' haTanEue until the latter finds a
hacker who viii cover the money that IS
now up for a match.
There were thirty-iYe anglers at Point
Reyes on Sunday, aud it does not speak
fayUraby for The fishing Of that locality
that with this number Of fishermen only
one FISH was caught
James Chesley and Ell Briggs had a very
successful quail shoot on Sunday at San
Pedro alley. They returned with four
dozen birds and report the quail Of that
country rs being exceedingly strong birds.
Al Wilson and DR.. Dean returned yester-
day from IOmales, from which place they
wa ked seven miles TO q favOrite trout
stream. They angei two days and were
rewarded with more water than fish.
James Orendorf and Charley Green left
yesterday for a three days fishing trip to
Salmon Creek.
WEEKLY EXHIBITIONS.
The Directors Of the California Club
state that they will give a few good weekly
exhibitions this month, on Wednesday
evenings, and these, they think, will satisfy
the members as well as il finish fight had
taken place. They did not say, however,
whether the members would see next
months exhibition between Kehoe and
Smith free Of taxes.
Alexander Greggaius is now prepared to
fight any middle-Weight on the coast, since
Young Mitchell retired from the ring, for
from 500 to $1,000 a side and a purse. IL
Greggalns cannot secure the match he will
90 north and give exhibitions