The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-06
SPORTING NEWS.
Officers Elected by the Columbia
Rowing Club.
Joe Acton Will Referee the Gallagher and
Mahan Fight-The Danish and Cana
dian Tpg-of-War.

The Board Of Directors Of the New Occl-
dental Athletic Club met last evening and
selected Joe Acton as referee and Jack
Welch official time-keeper of the Mahan-
Gallagher contest, which will be held on
Monday evening. Mahan will be seconded
by Sam Fitzpatrick and the well-kuOwn
face of Martin Murphy will appear in Billy
GalIagher's corner. The men will enter
the ring weighing under one hundred and
forty pounds. Mahan is the fayorite in the
pools on account of his experience.
a Director o. the California Athletic
Club said yesterday that as soon as the
books of the club-which have, to some ex-
tent, been neglected since Billy RObinson's
resignation are Strengthened out, the
financial condition of the organization will
be made known to the members. The
Director is Of the opinion that the club has
not yet paid off all its indebtedness and that
some money is still owing. An election of
officers will be held as soon as matters are
adjusted.
COLUMBIA ROWING CLUB.
At the annual meeting OF the Columbia
Rowing Club held in Oakland the following
officers were elected: President, Frank u.
Drum; Vice President. Fred 5. Stratt0n;
Secretary, Ii. j. Knowles; Treasurer, Fred
l.. Ravens; Captain, Leon D. Smith; ice
Captain, +, +. Cahill; Direet0rs-G ,.
Wheaton, II. p Garthwaite. A committee
consisting of Fred StrattOn, c. .. Alex
ander and Leon Smith was appointed TO
make arrangements for moving the club
house.
The Danish and Canadian tug of-war
teams will meet this evening at the PACING
Athletic Club Betting fayors the Danes,
who have made great preparations for the
struggle.
Hite Pickham has gone to train at the
SiX-mlle House for his match with hin-
mick at the Pacific Club on the Goth inst.
The men will fight at 40 pounds, give or
take two pounds. The articles call for
$3.50 forfeit for overweight aud provide, In
the event Of either being over the weight
specified In the agreement, that the night
will have to take place anyhow. The man
over weight will, however, lUse his forfeit.
Kmmick is at Barney Farley's, where he
VIII grow stout on good old cUrned beef and
cabbage.
WILL BE IN CONDITION.
Ed Kehoe, who is matched to fight Billy
Smith, has written from his training quar-
ters that he is cOnvaeScing and that he
thinks lie will be in condition 10 meet
Smith when the time for tstic troubles
arrives on the Goth inst. In case KehOe's
condition is not satisfactory 10 the Directors,
his place will be filed by Keller, the heavy
weight, who boxed four rounds on Wednes-
day evening.
Charley Kimmick writes from Barney
Farley's hOstelry that he has become very
much infatuated with Mickey Long as
manager, and that he intends to remain I'M
der his instructions, as he has the utmost
confidence in his tips and pointers on pugS
and pugilism too.
The Italian Athletic Club has appointed
W. c. K Smyth of the Olympic Club box
ing Instructor. The club has organized a
tug of-war team which will be matched to
pull a rival Italian team on Sunday next
FLACH HAS WITHDRAWN.
The trouble between the members Of the
San Francisco Turn Nerein, which has eX-
listed for some time, and led to a general i'll
feeling toward Teacher Conrad Flach, has
been settled by the withdrawal of Flach
from the Verein.
Dennis KiIen. brother of Pat Killen, who
went over to the great majority recently,
died at ST. Paul few days ago. Dennis
was something of pugiliSt in his day.
The following letter from Albuquerque,
n. Mex, dated January 18th, has been re-
ceiyed The glove fight between Harry Mar
shall OF Denver and Jim Mccoy Of san
Francisco was decided here to-day. The
men fought Tor $1,000 and gate money. Nc
Coy had the fight all his own way from
start to finish, smashing his man when and
where he pleased. The scrap lasted four
teen rounds, Marshall taking terrible pun
| iShment. Mccoy finally put him cut with
! a straight highlander on the jaw. This
was the first square fight that has ever taken
| place In New Mexico. The mill was wit
messed by about $50 sports at 81 30 a head.
Mccoy Is open to fight any mddle-weight in
the Southwest, Jimmy Lindsay OF Omaha
preferred. The sports will back him for
any amount