The morning call., 1892-01-07
FIELD OF SPORT.
Weekly Entertainment of the
California Club.
Outcome Of the McAuliffa and Gibbons Mill
Reliance Club Grounds-Intercol-
legiate Tennis.

The California Athletic Club gave its
weekly exhibition of fsticuffs last evening
before large crowd. Professor Frank
Alien acted as mastor of ceremonies and
grand orator in lieu of President Fulia, who
speaks on important fstic occasions only.
The exhibitions were very good. consider
ing that third-class men participated
The first event was TO have been four
round bout between Young Kelly and
Young Slayin, but the former eettled the
humping discussion by putting his oppo-
nent to sleep in the second round.
Several interesting set-tOs followed, the
most exciting Of which was a fOuT-rOuud
slogging match between Jack Purcell of
Portland and j. Hennessy. who is better
known as Tiers, the professional sprinter."
The latter was a much older man than his
opponent and started the ball rolling from
the word attack Three rounds were
sharply contested. The fourth favored
Purcell, who had his man well wInded when
the finish was called. The referee an
n0unced the contest "a draw"
The final event reminded the spectators
Of the Wo0ds-Choynsh fight 1t was a con-
test between Kilien. alias Young Woods,
and Johnny Carroll. killen did himself
Justice in avoiding punishment by running
away from Carroll. Some portions of the
engagement were very warm, with Carroll
always in the lead. The bout was given to
the latter.
In consequence of the McCann-Kemmic
fight on the 18th inst there will be no enter
taInment on Wednesday, the 18th inst
FIGHTING II OUT IN COURT.
Richard X. Fox, who was the stakeholder
in the Neutrality-suspicious. contest, has paid
over the stake money, some $1,000, to Judge
Andrews of the New York supreme Court
where james StOddard, who backed Glib
bOns, and Jerry MahOney the bOOk-maker
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sponsor tor McAuiItfs, Will have to fight ii
out in court. Me Auntfs was awarded the
fight, which took place In the now defunct
Granite Club of II boken, \. j., but the
Gibbons contingent claimed that 1t had been
/ Euucoed, holding that DICK Roche, Jere
| Damn, the referee. and several other in
huential members of the club. had 4 big
pile on McAulItfe, and Gibbons could not
have fair play.
Gibbons c0ntended that Roche and his
friends had the police on hand to stop
the fight at the end of the sixth round,
knowing that Gibbons only chance was in
a long contest MCAuliffe, as was expected
would be the case, had the SIX rounds fought
all his way, and Referee Dunn awarded
| him the contest The Gibbons men claim
McAuiiffe was firing while their man had
been taking things easy, and could have
won II the fight was permit ed 10 proceed.
/ They insist that the club officials were in
with the HOboken authorities, and If the
have been police interference.
The Gibbons faction also declares that
the referee had no authority to award the
fight to MCAuliffe, as tile articles Of agree
ment were for combat OF fifteen rounds
with a tacit understanding that the fight was
to be to a finish if not decided in that num-
Der of rounds. Now the Gibbons people
want the contest fought over or the stakes
returned The McAuiffe contingent claims
that the referees decision is final, and that
nc he K8-ac 4 aaiar rod ha tsirr mi Ira
stakes are his property.
INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS.
The University Tennis Club has issued a
! challenge tn the PalO Alto Tennis Club Of
| Stanford University for an intercollegiate
! tournament, singles, to take place one week
/ from Saturday. The Stanford club, in ac-
! cepu1g the challenge, specified that the
| tournament should be played on the Palo
! Alto courts, and should be between ten
| members of each club The University
| club has agreed 10 these conditions. A
J large number of students Will, in all pIOba-
! bility, accompany the players to PalO Alto,
| as very few have Visited the new univer-
sty. If possible, an excursion will be ar
ranged.
Secretary Abbott of the Reliance Athletic
! Club says that the new athletic park is a.
| most an assured thing. The committee an
| pointed TO make arrangements for
| the park has been hard at work,
and has been considering many
/ pIOpOSltlohS. a HetIlnS VIII DC helu 10
| night, when the site for the athletic park
| will probably be selected.
| The entries for the Olympic Club wrestl-
ing tournament will close Oh Saturday even
| ing.
FARLEY IS A CONVALESCENT
Barney Farley has just recovered from
| severe attack Of la grippe. The old profess
sOT says that he completely annihiated the
! foreign invader by taking three doses of his
| wonderful discovery, which he calls la
| CUchla." Farley is now partaking of corn
| beef and cabbage, which he believes is the
only food that should be taken by GONZALES
/ cent nYalids.
Cal Mccarthy and Tom Callaghan Of
! England, who whipped Billy Kenney, the
| eX-champlOn amateur feather weight Of
! America, have been matched to fight at the
| Olympic Club OF New Orleans for purse
| OF $1,000 the men to weigh in at the ring
| side at 1l5 pounds