The record-union., 1893-10-09
CYCLING And FOOTBALL.
Upson Lowers the Coast Record for a
HaIf-MiIe.
Football the Coming Game-The Sacra-
mento Athletic Clubs Teams
Clubs to Play Here.

A number of the Capital. City Wheel
men met at Agricultural Park yesterday
afternoon to have trials at some of the
local records. AS the result one OF the
Pacific Coast records was beaten. The
half mile was made by L. S. Upson, from
standing start, in LOS, this being 2 4-5
seconds under Zeigler's record, made at
San Francisco. Being made on Sunday,
it does not become an official record, how
ever.
Elliott picked Upson up with flying
start, carrying him to the quarter in "a
seconds.
Hubert and Readmen then took up the
pace, making the last quarter in 81 sec
onds. Upson was we'll paced, and fin
ished the trial strong.
Elliott went for half mile record. He
was paced by York and Upson. and made
the distance in liza 1-5.
Hubert, paced by Upson and Elliott,
made a mile in 2:46t.
Hubert made another attempt at the
mile, but failed to do better than 2:53.
Elliott then went the mile, with pace
makers in 2:47 2-5.
Howard Martin, just returning from a
trip III the country, was induced to 60 for
a three minute medal, and succeeded IN
doing the mile in 2:56. Martin had done
no preparatory work for the attempt,
otherwise he would have been able to
have ridden somewhere in the forties.
THE FOOTBALL BOOM.
That football is to be the leading branch
of outdoor athletics this coming fall. can
not only be seen by the interest taken in
the game by the universities, but also by
all athletic clubs on the coast. Naturally y
the Stanford University and the Univers-
ity of California have taken the lead in
perfecting the game on this coast, but it
is evident that the different amateur
organizations are developing fine teams.
Captain Cole OF the Sacramento Ath-
letic Club has just returned from week. S
trip to San Francisco and Berkeley, where
he had been sizing up the different teams
and practlclng under the mighty Hettel-
| finger, cOacher to the Berkeley team. 1t
is his unbiased opinion that the team to
represent Sacramento is, with few ex-
ceptions, not only as good as. but superior
to, any of the teams below.
With Harvey as center rush, Kim ball
as right guard and Tony Lovdal left
guard he has the three largest and strong
est centerS in the State, and almost in the
! United States
But here the Sacramentans are handi-
capped. In the first place, the students
in both colleges have every afternoon in
which to practice. They have fine coach
ers, and live together as one large family.
The Olympic Club of San Francisco and
the Reliance of Oakland have large parks
lighted by electricity, enabling them to
practice every night, while the Sacra-
mentans have only Sundays on which to
play. The local men must trust to their
good material and indomitable energy to
help them out of this unpleasant di-
lemma, and by hard, individual training
go forth to victory.
The first and second elevens at Berke-
ley are now down to hard work. Every
afternoon the teams line up at 4:30 o'clock
for an hours hard play. Heffelfinger,
the great guard from Yale-a man fully
six feet four inches in hight and weigh
ing 2l0 pounds-,ooms up among the
students like giant. There is no trifiing
with him, and it behooves all players to
attend to business. His quick playing
and hard rushing tactics have proven
hin. to be mighty player.
To those who do not understand the
game it may seem unnecessary to employ
high salaried coach, but here is where
football proves itself to be a game for
students and men with heads as well as
bodies. An explanation of the different
plays and maneuvers Of football would
ill volume, and the history and study
of this game is really interesting.
The Reliance Club of Oakland has Just
equipped two elevens, and by the way
they forced the st. Mary's College team
around the field in Saturdays practice,
proved themselves to be splendid men.
GAMES IN PROSPECT.
In all probability the Olympic team
will come to this city next Saturday
evening and lineup with the Sacramento
team for practice on Sunday morning.
The college team Of the U. G. will come
up on the following Saturday for a match
game, and the st. Mary's College team on
Thanksgiving.
Captain Cole is now making arrange
ments to play the Reliance in this city,
and after January lst will play series Of
games in San Francisco during the Mid
winter Fair.
With perseverance and encouragement
the home team is liable to surprise some
of the cracks, and secure for our local
athletes place high up on the amateur
ladder.