The morning call., 1892-06-15
ALL KINDS OF SPORT.
Los Angeles Tug-Of. War Team
Is Looking for a Game.
Eaber VIII Try TO Stop Bernard in Ten
Rounds-The Gleason and Smith Fight
in Portland Athletics.

The following named. have been elected
officers of the Los Angeles Athletic Club
for the ensuing year: J. D. Wiley, pTeSi-
dent, r. W. Pridham, vice-president; A. c.
Way, captain. DiTect0rs-J. D. Wiley, r.
W. PrIdham, James Murray, J. S. Tnayer,
c. 2. LyndaH, W. F. y. Parker and c. NJ.
Baker. The board has already assumed its
duties of Office.
a letter from a hacker Of the Los Angeles
tug-0f-war team to the CALL states:
Il VIII be remembered that the Los Angeles
team was frozen cut Of the last International
contest held In san Francisco We have chal-
leuged any Leam ln the Stale TO pull either here
or ln san Francisco. Both the Scotch and
Canadian teams have eYaded match with our
men. II he former team crawled out Of meet
ing after having concluded negotiations. The
Los Angeles team now stands ready 10 meet any
team Ia the State Tor any amount OF money from
$1,000 10 5000 side. The money Is ready and
any reasonable proposition Will be accepted BY
tie Los Angeles re 10. The san Francisco
teams viii have 10 come 10 the scratch or take
water
The writer, however. forgot to state where
the money be has written about is on de-
pCsiL 1t looks very much Ike paper talk.
If the Los Angeles team means business 1t
should post good substantial forfeit first
with some responsible person aud then talk
business afterwaTd.
Az AUSTRALIAN PUGILIsT.
Billy Maber, the Australian pugilist. who
has been sOjOuTning IN Los Angeles for sew
eral months, will undertake 10 stop man
named Tom Bernard in eight rounds this
evening at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Bernard" says a correspondent, recently
came TO the City Of the Angels from the
Northwest and spared with La Blanche on
the night Of the Corbett exhibition. lie is
q pretty stiff puDcheT and fights at 145
pounds" A member of The club left yester-
day for Frisco IN expectation Of making a
match between Maber and Dawson, to take
place here.
The gentleman will return disappointed
in this particular as Dawson has already
been matched by the California Club. Billy
Gallagher of Oakland would make a good
go" with MabeT.
Charley Gleason, who Is well known to
the sports Of this city as being pug OF the
eely kind, will meet Billy Smith of Boston
at the Pastime Athletic Club Of Portland on
the evening OF the 18th inst Billy Hennes-
sey, who is looking after Smith, says that
Gleason Will not be IN it from start to fin
ish.
Harry Jones will meet some Of the local
pugs Of Portland in 10-rouDd preliminary
Ego" on the evening Of the Gleason-Smith
fight
Dial Hawkins has written to Portland that
his defeat By Sol Smith was no criterion of
the Los Angeles lads ability as a fighter.
Hawkins states that he was a very sick man
and that il he was in good health he would
lave punched Smiths head off.
''sPIDER" KELLY AND JACK DEMPSEY.
Spider" Kelly has written TO JACK Demp-
sey for match with some one in his class.
The Spider" 1t has been suggested, had
better adjourn to the country and take on
some weight before talking fight with any
one
Dan Daley, the Omaha feather-weigbt.
may not be seen in the ring with Sol Smith
after all. Dan telegraphed the manager Of
the Pacific Club yesterday that he would
require a frst-class ticket and $50 for
expenses before starting for the Pacific
Coast.
The Pacific Club has thrown Billy Maher
to one side. This all-night pug fighter has
had the temerty they say to ask a purse Of
$50. when In reality he Is not worth more
than $50 at the most. Club members have
become thoroughly Disguised with long
distance" battles.
The betting on Joe McAuliffe has fallen
10 a low ebb. The friends OF Goddard are
altogether too anxious 10 get their money
on the Invader, aud the big sums that have
been offered on Goddard at 500 to $50 have
completely routed the supporters Of the
local man. Goddard is In the best Of c0ndi-
tion and 1t is rather strange that he would
Journey all tile way from far-away Aus
tralia to meet with defeat. He was thor
oughly well posted on McAulife before he
left his native heath.
The fight between Ted Pritchard and
Jack 0'Brien, which was TO have taken
place in England. is of. owing TO a sudden
attack of sickness which has Frustrated
O'BrieD. "Heart failure" is probably the
trouble with O'BrieD.
Some of the directors Of the California
Athletic Club have suggested the holding
of the MeAuliffe and Goddard fight at
WoOdward's Gardens. IL is thought that
the club would make grievo1s mistake TO
20 out Of town, so to speak, for the pur-
pose Of securing a big hall, which may
prove an empty speculation.