The morning call., 1893-04-12
AMATEUR SPORTS.
Entries for the Swimming
Tournament.
w. Greer Harrison's Letter Regarding
a Famous Ath1ete-Football and
the Worlds Fair.

The following is the final list of entries
for the Olympic swimming tournament. on
Thursday evening.
Maiden race of log yards-G. B. McComb,
George Habernicht and II. S. Russ.
Race of JOG yards, oDen-Dana Thompson,
Paul Treanton, NJ. FL. Gay, c. n. Melrose.
C. Mitchell.
Clothes race. TWO lengths-A. c. Dodge
and E. R. Marriott
Tug first team-A. J. Mex nnon
captain, }. d. Mckee, j. A. Reed, j. II.
HarrgaD, j. III. Masten. A. j. Preston.
Second team-W. o. Bryant captain, J.
Farnsworth, A. c. Dodge, II. ]. Rogers, S.
Vicini. s. Cassidy
Polo race. first team-A. L. Mengel cap
tain, Elisha Cook, j. l.. Waller, W. a. Ash
croft. Ii. B. Graham. c. j. Lutgen.
Second team-F. r. Cook captain, G.. F.
MeCOmb. G. Hahernicht, II. Ward, w. o.
Wegener, Phil Fay.
Diving for objects-R. c. Leach, Elisha
Cook Paul Tustin and E. Rosenbau
Race. 3IS yerds-Paul j. Tustin. C. R.
Meliose, Dana Thompson and NJ. II. Gay.
Neatest dive, npen-J. NJ. Masten, G.. S.
MeConb, 2. j. Tustin, A. E. Conner and Il.
j. Rogers.
The following letter from the president
of the Olympic Club TO THE CALL is self
explanatory:
SAN FRANCISCO, April IL, 1893.
To the Editor Of the CuIl-DEAR SIR: Al
recent meeting of the students OF The University
OF California an effort was made TO present John
Purcell as a prOfes sional.
IL in all the United States there is one thor.
ougbly true, manly and brave man In the anna
tenr ranNs his name is John Purcell Purcell
has won 400 trophies, and his victories have
been In almost every amateur field in the world
and not until college boy thought proper 10
lmpugn his amateur standing has II ever been
questioned.
No member OF the Olympic Club stands higher
imam John Purcell does In the club, and no man
in II nor in the amateur ranks anywhere has
cleaner ana better or more honorable record
regret 10 see The spirit manifested la this
matter, and the attempt 10 make personalities
out 81 II, and trust that In future discussions
principles and not individuals will be referred to.
may say that, with the utmost desire to es-
tablIsh the most friendly relations between the
Olympic Club and The university, / am not
prepared 10 be silent when such statements are
made rejecting on any member of the club of
which have the honor TO be president.
l hope that the university will maintain the
dlgnlhed position which II has taken and Will
not perm il a few Of lis hoiheaded youths TO pro
woke fur her discussions on the subject of anna
teur athletics between This club and The college,
The Olympic Club has 10 need to trouble itself
as 10 the result Of such discussions, but as the
main and chief object OF The club is TO foster
amateur athletics il views with great regret any
action which would lessen the value Of amateur
We shake hands with The University of Cali
folD la and say, as one gentleman may say 10 an
other, Let bygones b bygones, and let us get
on Inc field aud show what we can do as ain
leies.' am, dear sir; yours faithfully,
VIM. GREER HARRISON,
President the Olympic Club.
The Palo Alto Amateur Athletic Club
held its weekly exhibition last evening and
the contests, which were very spirited, were
witnessed by a very fair gathering. The
events were as follows: Stanley and Benja-
min four rounds, Joe Sullivan and j.
ScOtty three rounds, Jess Clark and j. Nc
fNn flaaw
Temple six rounds and the Keller brothers
four rounds. After the boxing came sew
eral interesting bouts of wrestling which
excited much attention. The evenings en-
tertaiDment was frst-class in every par
ticuar.
1t is quite probable that an Irish football
team may be sent from this city to represent
the Pacific Coast at Chicago during the in
ternali0nal football contest between the
champions of the world. In letter TO THE
CALL j. d. Donovan, secretary oil tho Gaelic
Association, says:
1T having been announced that Gaelic
tournament will be held in Chicago during
the progress Of the fair the Pacific Coast
Gaelic Association is DESTROYS of sending
team 10 compete for both the hurting aud
football championship.
There being no hurting team at present
organized here the association is in doubt
as to its ability to compete in this branch.
In the football championship it is prob
duIe lliat tHe IaiDeli NIur, WHICH Is the
present champion of the coast, may send
a team TO Chicago composed of the follow
ing crack players, viz: NJ j. Ksl!eh err,
who played in the ClondrOhid team that
won the championship of Ireland in 1891 !:
James Cronin, who played in the Laune
Ranger team which won the championship
in 1892; Brown and the Shinkwiu brothers.
who played with the famous Macroon
team, who made such a gallant fight in 1888
1T. Lee is a player of some note, being a
representative of the Limerick City team.
n. Condor has played with the Irish-Ameri-
cans of New York, n team that won the
championship of the Atlantic States in 1884.
I'm addition. the team has number of
star players among whom are Nj. Fenton,
the best back, and c. Kelleher, one of the
surest goalkeepers developed during the
season just ended.
with such material, in addition to the
Kanes, McKeon and Sheehan, it would not
be surprise to many to see the trophy
offered in Chicago brought home TO the
Pacific Coast"