The morning call., 1893-10-29
ATHLETIC.
Indoor Championships at the Uni
versity of California.

VerSItY or (dllIOTnId.
The holding of an indoor university
championship meeting at some time dur
ing the winter has been broached during
the past week. The board of managers
look with favor upon the project, and it
will probably be adopted. 1t will not
come, however, until after the football
series are over, and perhaps not until next
term-some time in February, perhaps.
This will start the athletes TO training
early and insure their being in condition
for the spring games. Such a meeting has
never been held in Berkeley, and would
doubtless arouse much enthusiasm. The
only difficulty is the fact that the gymna-
sium is too small to accommodate all the
friends of the varsity who would desire
to attend.
Another new day proposed is an all
around championship day sometime next
spring-sometning that has never been
held OD this coast. though some of the
weeks of the Y. N. c. a. Club athletes
have something Of an all-around character
about them. Morse '94 is perhaps the best
all-arOund man on the coast, and other
Berkeley men who would show up well
in such a contest are Fred Koch -95, c. A.
Woolsey '94 and Humphrey '97. These
days, with the regular spring field day, the
intercollegiate and championship games
aud Olympic Club days, insure plenty of
incentive for training during the coming
months on the part Of all Berkeley ath-
leteS.
One of the surprises of the past week
was the defeat of Sanborn. '94, by ROun-
tree, 49, in the handicap tennis tourna-
ment of singles. When it is remembered
that two years ago SanbOrn at the San
Rafael tournament worked up to the
finals, being defeated only by Hubbard,
ha xxTinn 1f q O INF hn m
for surprise IS evident. Sanborn was then
rated as the third best player on the coast,
but since then he has fallen off in his play
considerably and played in very poor form
last week, while Rountree played never so
well, thus defeating the university cham
piOn for three years past for the first lime,
though the two have often played to-
gether.
The finals played on Wednesday gave
Rountree the tournament, he defeating
Crawford, the winner of the second-class
series, who was given a handicap of half
fifteen by score of 6-1. 6-1, and Nor
rill, the winner of the third-class series,
who had a handicap of fifteen. by the less
!. creditable score of 6-5, 11-13. 6-1. This
probably ends the tennis plays for this
term, as it Is not expected the handicap
doubles will be set before next term. l
understand the Hardy brothers, those two
champion players of Oakland, will enter
just in time to strengthen the tennis
players. as SanbOrn goes out with this
years class.
The athletes of the Olympic Club who
patroniZe track and field sports are now
taking well-merited rest. In fact the
athletic season is over for some time, and
football will be the great outdoor pastime
until the series of games arranged for the
season is over. Among the football
kickers of the club are athletes who have
won honors on the sprinting path.
: d. Carey, the Dublin policeman athlete,
accomplished a notable performance at
some games held at that place on Septem-
Der 80 Although the ground was as hard
almost as bell metal, rendering it impos-
sible for any one to let himself completely
out he covered 45 feet at the running hop,
step and jump.
j. II. Tyers, the celebrated amateur
champion swimmer of Great Bri ain,
created another record at the howard
invitation race of the Life Saving Society,
held at the Excelsior Baths, Bethnal
Green. London, England. September 80.
He lost the event by yard, but covered
the full distance in 8 min. 56 is sec., the
winner. Ii. T. Bosanquet, being conceded
.33 seconds start.
John S. Prince, the well-known profess
sional rider, well known in America,
where he resides at Omaha. Nebr., but
who is now on visit to England. his
native land, created two new records for
professionals at Herne Hill, London, Oc-
tober 6. He rode a half mile against time
In / min 1-5 sec. from a standing start,
and the came distance from a flying start
in min. 2-5 sec. BE is to leave for the
States on OF about October %.