The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09

him in a siX-rOund so in New orB. Cor
bett has engaged the MadiSon-SQuare Gar
den for the 20ih Of the month, and will Issue
a challenge to meet any man in this country
on that evening for six rounds. lie Is eX-
pected in this city on the 1st proX
Jim Hall. the Australian, failed to knock
out Mike Boden in four rounds with four
ounce gloves at Chicago on the 1St inst.
Two thousand people witnessed The bout.
Boden was badly punished, but he remained
on deck aud wen the money.
NEW RULE.
The Directors Of the California Club have
passed a new rule, compelling all members
to pay their fall dues for The month before
they are admitted To the regular weekly
"set-to" exhibitions. This rule VIII vrtu-
ally cut of the passive membership, which
outuumbered, By large majority, tie regU-
lar club army.
The first bi-monthly exhibition Of the Pa
Cidc Club will take place on the 10th inst.
Kelly and Smith VIII box to finish. There
Will also be a ten-r0und 60 between "Dea-
con" Jones and Harry Daily.
On Friday evening the Pastme Club VIII
give a "set-tO' night, which W il be on the
same plan as that adopted with great 1inan-
cial success by the California Club. a ten
round contest and several fOuT-round bouts
will assist 10 entertain lovers Of the grand
old sport Of smashing and getting smashed.
Van Heest las written to the Pacific Club
that ne will accept any reasonable purse to
fight Billy Murphy, should the latter return
10 TINS country at an early date.
'Nunc' Wallace of birmingham, England.
was beaten IN eleven rounds at Remington
on January 29th by Gardner Of London.
A Canadian exchange says:
Joe Goddard, The Australian pugilist IS a con
tractor aud employs number OF men. Haie>,
an AutipOdeau journalist al present Ia san
francisco. says that III Australia they think
Goddard lust a bout as good as either jackson or
SIavm. Goddard viii probably cross the Pacific
and give joseph NcAulide go before lie
California Athletic CLUB.
MI Hales VIII lecture on Thursday even
ing at Irving Hall on general topics that
pertain 10 Australia.
JOHN /. TALKS.
Sulliyan's combination appeared at Pu-
eblO, Colo, recently Regarding Charley
MItchelI> challenge he SAID that it was the
best advertising dodge Billy Thompson ever
worked. when reach New York, ~ said
sullivan, there viii not be a man in sight.
Mitchell never whipped a man in MS life,
but if there is plenty OF money In 10, OF
course I'll put out my arms 10 MIN IN san
Francisco
In answer to 4 query: Maher, the Irish
champion heavyweight, who Is matched TO
fight Bob Fitz5lmmOus, stands feet II =
inches IN his stockings. He Is % years old
{. \. sampson, the strong man, was
arrested at New York Immediately on ar
Tiva' O. tile Majestic, and Is being held for
eNtTad.ti1u on "a charge Of stealing Mrs.
B'rust-iu'7 diamonds in England. He
C I8lms that the woman gave them ID him.
The financial report OF the Harvard Foot
ball Association shows surplus over eN-
pensas larger than ever before. The total
receipts were SIt,l52, Of which $3.50 came
from The ale game, expenses, Sl0,114;
balance. SH9,6 The Yale game cost TIE
association S3.4l
y -. Morgan Of the Stafford Harriers Of
England. who visited America a few years
aEu, has left the ciuder path. He was the
champion amateur Splinter Of England.
Morgan. before he Started 10 at athletics,
was 81 sailor and he has once more taken to
the sea. On hls visit 90 America Morgan
made "a very poor showing.
! CHALLENGE FROM HANLAN.
UanIan, The oar>man. has written to John
sullivan that he VIII return 10 this cItv in
teW months and that II Henry Peterson or
any ther caI-mau desires a race he will be
prepared t. r.w for $1,000 a side
HaHian Is OF opinion that, thanks 10 the
progress made 10 the art Of boat build M,
tile amateurs OF to-day are as good as the
profess lOnalS OF past age. He also states
that gam has been made through the lat
tel-day Improvements OF % minutes in
three miles How that can ue u Is difficult
.| ui-k. -fttA- Nu liE f Hl ob tie VI l kt'4l-
Lial in lo56 over thTee-mile course in :C9.
and Dy his own statement the fastest time
OF The day, under FAR more advantageous
circumstances than prevailed at PulIadel-
paia, is only 1870 or but minute 10 seconds
letter Tina, cons lderabic advance has been
made IS certain, butt Is nearer minute and a
half IN three miles than two minutes and 4
hall. had tile same state OIuatuTe marked the
water aud the time on that memorable day
In 1870, when HanlaD at one bound jumped
into fame, that existed when he covered the
same distance IN 1920 on ShaWnigau Lake
il is SO to a nickel that lie would have got
well down toward - minutes. as JOhn
Ieemer and George ii. HOsmer each did not
many years alter
AN oAEsMAN As A swORDSMAN.
Wallace Ross. the oarsman, tlourished
tremendous sword in a New \ oTk Office the
other afternoon. Il could easily cut
sheep IN two, he said, If / had room in
which to swing" and he brandished The
blade again. A. he sWished through the
air ". 4. Harding and others in the room
tiattcned themselves against the wall and
assured Ross that there was no question as to
his ability 10 carve a sheep. The sword the
OaT5m3n swung was claym0Te, aud might
have been handled by Rob Roy or some
other Scottish chief. II was originally a
tWO-haudled sword, but Ross, who got il in
Edinburgh, cut down thu handle. The
blade is about ,hree feet long, straight and Of
I'll tull 81 III NHAlll VI AAO llCLE5. ana AlLO5GLHeT
1t weighs FIVE pounds.
You couldn't cut an apple on a mans
neck with this sword said Ross, because
the weight Of the blade would carry. It into
the mans neck. This cutting an apple on
the hand or neck is really very simple
matter. So long as you cut straight and do
not draw or push the blade, there is no dan
ger. and ne illustrated by tapping his hand
with the sharp edge of a Confederate saber
and aiteTWaTd with razor. Then he held
an apple IN the palm Of bis hand and sldshed
10 with tie Confederate saber with as much
unc0ncern as a cook preparing 10 make an
apple pie. Next he let little daylight into
the trick Of cutting an apple wrapped in
handkerchief. The handkerchief must be
loosely held, and the ablade carries the
cloth into the apple without cutting the
texture.
Ross then brought out two bars of lead
about SIX inches In length and thTee-quar-
tiers Of an inch in thickness. One Of these
bars was suspended in loops oil brown
paper held on the blades Of two razors, the
latter IN The hands of two persons standing
two feet apart Ross then swung the claw
more and cut the lead bar cleanly through
the center without seyeriDgthe paper on the
razor edges. Another feat was the cutting
through OF a stick three-quartegs of an inch
thick, the ends Of which rested on glasses
partly filed with water. No water was
spilled. Ross, who has made study of
swords. gave the exhibition merely for the
fun Of the thing.
The MascOutah Kennel Club Of Chicago
has received 9J3 entries for its bench show,
which will be open this evening and finish
on Friday evening.
In the International tug Of-war held at
Ottawa On January 18th the English-C ANA
dian team took first prize, the Germans
second, French Canadians third, Scotland
fourth aud All-England last.
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