The morning call., 1893-09-13
JOE AND PETER.
The Heavy-Weights Will
Box Eight Rounds.
Important Meeting of Olympic Ath-
Ietes-Griffo Knocks Out Big Cos
tello After Short Exchange.

Arrangements have been made for an
eight-round contest between Joe McAuliffe
and Peter Maher, ''the Irish giant" The
contest will take place at a resort near
Ocean View inside of two weeks and will
be witnessed only by select few of the
sporting fraternity, who have subscribed a
fairly good purse for Peter and Joe to box
for. 1t is extremely doubtful, however,
that. owing to the present condition of the
men. the contest will last the number of
rounds specified in the agreement
A letter to George Green Of the Olympic
Club from Chicago states that Critic, the
Australian pugiiist. and Costello 1.-THE
Buffalo," got into an alteration q few
evenings ago, resulting in the complete
knockout of Costello after few exchanges
of blows.
The test case of Billy Woods AID Costello.
who fought draw at Robey some months
ago, will come up tomorrow at Hammond,
lad. ana the result will determine the
future of the Rnbey Athletic Club, where
Critic and Lavigne were to have fought
last Monday.
Captain John Elliott of the Olympic
Club called special meeting OF athletes
for last evening, and large attendance
was present Teams were organized to
represent the club in several events, and
+. j. Hancock ana r. NJ. Wand were
elected lieutenants for track and field
events. Those present manifested much
enthusiasm in the future of athletics, and
a large field OF athletes will be in training
for the championship games which will
take place October IA
A meeting of the Olympic rein statement
committee will be held this evening, and
all athletes who desire to be reinstated in
tbs amateur ranks can make application TO
Secretary baird, who Will pass upon the
reports.
The University Club of Berkeley will
hold its annual field day on the 4th of next
month. and its games, with the exception
OF the pole vault, will be closed TO all out
side clubs. This IS a rather poor way of
encouragement to athletes.
meeting of the Olympic Club Tennis
Annex will be held on Friday evening.
when special matches will be arranged to
be played at the olympic Club grounds.
The two new handball courts recently
constructed on the lower floor nf the
Olympic Club are we'll trouized each
evening. As the handball-players who
are learning to strike may get into a bad
system of hitting the leather, which they
will find hard matter to remedy, a CON-
Detent Instructor should be employed to
teach the yonng players the rudiments OF
the game. Handball playing is similar to
boxing in many ways.
1t Is quite probable that a team Of font
oali players from Denver Will journey west
this year TO play against the Olympic and
Reliance Athletic Club teams.
The annual report OF the treasurer of the
Olympic Club, ending August 81, is posted
on the window of the secretary's ofire.
The Olympic Club catch-as-catch-can
wrestling tournament will commence De-
tober IA. Entries will now be received by
the secretary.
The professional wrestling tournament
which will he held On the 9th. 30 h and
29th OF this month in this city Will bring
out several champion wrestlers. Mcleod
Is training like a beaver at the Olympic
Club and Acton mas already taken off
thirty pounds. Joe is looking splendid.
A match game of football betw cen
teams of the Olympic Club and the Ala
media digh School players will take place
at the Piedmont baseball grounds on Sat-
urday week
The captain of the Olympic football
team is corresponding with the seerer AIRY
of the Multnomah Athletic Club of Oregon
with view of having a series of games
played ia this city mkt winter between
the foOtballers of the two clubs.
Ii is said that the football men repre-
senting Stanford College and the Uni
verSity of California have agreed not to
play any games other than college matches
this season.