The morning call., 1892-11-23
ALL KINDS OF SPORT.
Fencing at the Italian Cuba Man
Who Failed to Knock Rurge Out

The Italian Athletic Club gave very in
teresting exhibition at its rooms, $40 Bay
street, last evening. The features consisted
principally 10 beuts with the fnils and
rapiers. Professor Tronehet of the Olympic
Club, who carries the title of champion
fencer of America. and E. Ansot OF the
California Fencers' Club. gave a neat dis
play of fe nciBg with the foils. which was
10 IDLY applauded, Some of the pupils OF
Professors Tronchet and Ansot also ap-
peared and exercised with the steels.
In the Italian fencing club there are sew
eral expert swordsmeB. Some Of the Gel
ebrlties are: S. Giuseppe V. Monte, r.
Albora, a. Scarta5illi, NJ. Albora, Z. Monte,
q. Alfonso, b. Damenici. p. LanzilIi. l..
Bacigalupi and w. Ferdinando. A. de Sinet
present a the entertainment.
The olympic Club has begun moving some
OF lis athletic parapheraalia TO the new club
house on Post street. On the opening day,
which will be January 2, members will be
received from 10 II A. NJ. From 2 to 80
p NJ. there will be promenade concert for
invited guests Each member will receive
two Invitations. From 8 TO IL 80 p. NJ. a
concert will be held.
Tomorrow the club will be present at its
grounds in Golden GATE Park. where a
grand athletic series of field and track
events will be held. The crack runners and
jumpers and welght-putters of the Olympic
CLUB will contest against representatives of
the Palo Alto and Berkeley colleges.
On Saturday the first eleven of the Olym-
pic and Stanford foot ball clubs will meet Il
Central Park. As it will be the first game
OF the season between these teams tie in
terest In the match will, no doubt be very
great Il Is said that the Palo Alto players
are better prepared for a grnelinR contest
this year than they were last season. when
flpv aaFaafrd he
team on the Haight-street grounds The
boys from Berkeley are determined to win
back their lost lsurelS this year. and when
Stanford meets Berkeley the excitement
viii beggar description, at least this is what
an enthusiastic college man remarked a few
days ago.
The Palo Alto Club has made all prepara-
tiOns necessary for the fstic contest that
VIII take place this evening between Billy
Mahan and Jim Burge. alias Iron-bark
Jimmie. Mahan will have hard contract
on his hands when he viii engage TO put
Burge to sleep with one Of his old-ifme
right-hand swings. Burge has face as
hard as iron. a few days ago he chal-
ienged Van Heest, the pugilist. who is DOW
matched 10 fight Solly Smith. TO knock him
out by hitting him with bis best duke" on
the jaw Van Heest looked surprised and
asked Burge if he meant what he said.
why. OF course / mean it," answered
Burge; go ahead and bang me; here's my
Jaw"
The chunky fea,her-weight took Burge at
his word. and smashed him with all his
might on the point of the chin. Burgess
head went back on his shoulders and before
Van Heest could realize that he had failed
to knock The Iron Man dead to the world
BurGe again remarked, you can hit stiff
,np, young fellow, but try it again. and sec
II you can't do better" Van Heest had
injured his thumb in the attempt at smash
ing Burgess chin, aud politely declined an
efier 10 repeat sfhe blow. Mahan's only
chance 10 punish Burge will be to direct his
blows at the lattpr'S stomach