The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-14
ATHLETIC.
The Reliance Club VIII Have Outdoor
Grounds in Berkeley.

The Reliance Club VIII Have Outdoor
Grounds in Berkeley.
Glass of % of the Berkeley University will
hold its first field day on the 18th inst. The
following is the programme OF events ar
ranged for the occasion:
Standing high jump, handicap, closed to
Class of 95; 50-yard dash, scratch, closed 100
yard handicap, open to University Club;
120-yard hurdle handicap. closed; 440-yard
handicap, open to University Club; One-mile
handicap run. closed; half-mile handicap
walk, closed; pole vault, open, handicap; ;
putting 56-pound shot, closed; running
broad jump, closed; running high jump,
closed; 220-yard dash, closed; relay race
between college of letters and science :;
220-yard hurdle race, handicap. closed; pole
vault for distance, open, handicap (nO price;
one-mile run, open. scratch; throwing -
pound hammer, scratch; tug of war betw cen
teams of the college OF letters and science.
Silver medals will be given the winners and
gold medals for record breaking
The Reliance Athletic Club Of Oakland
has about concluded negotiations with the
Berkeley electric road management to lease
for long term of years piece Of land just
beyond and across the creek from the COM
pany'S power house AT Temescal, and to set
up there the finest outdoor athletic grounds
on the Coast. The track is 3J0Xl00 feet in
area and the club proposes to construct
baseball park, tennis courts, bowling
alleys, running paths AID hand-ball courts,
which, when finished, will compare more
than fayOrably with the olympic Clubs
outdoor grounds. The Reliance members
intend TO spend $4,000 in the way of i'm
pIOyementS. Negotiations are said TO be
almost completed with the railroad people,
and plans are practically ready.
The Hopkins Academy boys are greatly
dissatisfied with the result of the football
game with the Stanford University Club at
PalO Alto Ncently. They declare that the
university boys did not win the game, as
has been reported. Alfred Dutton, a Hop
kns player, says; 1--WE claim that the game
was tie. Both clubs, after hard contest
had scored six points. The university boys
were forcing the ball near their goal when
the whistle calling time was sounded. just
on the Instant our opponents scored a
touchdown. giving them four points. Now,
we claim the four points were made after
the signal for time had been sounded. Our
opponents, however, claim that the points
we're made on the square. Ii the four
points were disallOwed The score would have
been 6 to g. We are, therefore, dissatisfied
with the result Of the contest and desire
return match"
D. j. Nevin of Cashel Ireland, an ath-
lete Of some pTetensi0ns, has arrived at
New \ OTk. lie proposes TO compete for the
crOse-cOuntry Championship OF America.
He hopes to emulate T. p. Connect. but he
has no Irish championships 10 his credit
like Connect had.
The scheme 10 organize new league of
wealthy athletic clubs, as proposed by F.W
Jansen Of the Staten Island Athletic Club,
has made such progress during the past few
weeks that a meeting will be called early
next month. Jansen SAYS that several of
the larger clubs have officially Endorsed the
ii easure and appointed committees TO at
tend the meeting. Among these are Staten
Island Manhattan, GoiumJ ia Of Washing
ton, athletic club of the Schuylkill navy of
Philadelphia, Providence, Olympic of Sau
Francisco. Athen8um of Toronto. Detroit,
Pdstime OF ST. Louis, and Maryland OF Balti-
more.
The Manch ester $50 yard sprint handicap,
which was run last week, had five AmeTi-
cans entered, viz, Collins, Budd, HunIiey,
Brown and Donlan.