The morning call., 1893-07-26
WHEELS AND FEET
Bicycle Racing Under the
Electric Lights.
The Acme Club Has Resumed Work
on Its Athletic Grounds.
The Wrestlers.

The Bay City Wheelmen will hold a
tournament at Central Park sometime
next month. There will be three evening
performances under the light of electricity,
which will prove a feature we'll worth
seeing. In England the most successful
bicycle contests have been held at night in
the presence of thousands of spectators,
and there Is no reason why night-racing
should not become popular in this city.
and especially wnen conducted by club
as popular as the Bay City.
The bicycle annex of the Olympic Club
Will wear as uniform dark blue cap, with
flying wing, the clubs emblem, Oh the
visor; blOomer pants loose at the knees,
white sweater and black stockings.
Now that the San Francisco club has Joined
the annex. making it 100 strong, the Olyn,-
pic Club will be we'll represented at the
various race meetings ibat will be held in
this city. The annex had run to Mount
Hamilton on Saturday evening, returning
highly pleased with the trip. The officers
of the annex are Frank Hunter. first lieu
tenant; ). Haley, second lieutenant; Sec
rotary. j. NJ. Brewer; captain. X. 3. Russ
Inc wreStiers are getting into trim for
the series OF contests which will be held
IN one OF the large halls in September,
and as the inducements in the way of
prizes are good it is expected that a large
entry will be received. Dan Mcleod. the
famous wrestler who journeyed through
Australia and defeated every man who
tackled him. says that it will be impossible
for him to wresile at 100 pounds, and that
unless the limit is placed at 165 pounds he
will not be able to take part. Joe Acton
is alternating somewhere in the suburbs
of the city, but it is safe 10 say that when
10 q W q 10 G Ia ha
only too pleased 20 learn that an excellent
opportunity is offered him to try conclu-
siOnS once again with the sturdy young
Scotchman who ''bowled him over" at the
Wigwam last year. There are several
other wrestlers who have already com.
menced to train for the event in anticipa-
ton of capturing some of the valuable
prizes.
There IS some talk Of establishing rifle
range at Bay Farm Island. Alameda.
Al Truman, well-known local fancer
OF l.ish settlers and pointers. VINO is now
seeing the sights in Chicago. has pur-
chased the Irish setter dog Clifford. by
Champion Bruce Ze da. SAID to be first
class field dog.
The Acme Athletic Club OF Oakland has
got over its trouble with the owner of the
land on which it intended to construct All
athletic park. Work was begun on the
grounds yesterday. and the club is in hopes
of having splendid outdoor grounds be-
fore the rainy season sets in. AL Lean.
the wrestler. has been appointed 10 structor
of the club. He will journey with a num-
Der Of the members to the Piedmont base
ball grounds on Sunday morning. where
athletic exercises will be held. The an
nual handball tournament of the club will
commence tomorrow evening, and will con-
tinue for several weeks. as eleven teams
have entered for the contests. John ELL
OFT of the Olympic Club says that he will
match six Olymplans agains; the six win
ners.
The Reliance Athletic Club will give a
boxing and wrestling tournament at its
handsome quarters in Oakland on Thurs.
day evening, the 9th inst. The principal
events will be wrestling between KrelIing
and Gerdes. Hawks and Eckert The
boxing will he between f. Carter and J.
Gilbert and F. Britten and S. Vicini.
The bicycle annex of the Olympic Clnb
will hold club run from Sausalito to Mill
be strongly represented at the race meet of
the San Jose Club on September 8.
Captain Macarthur Of the Olympic Club
returned from Denver yesterday. He
states that the Denver athletes have
splendidly equipped athletic club, but that
bicycling is the most popular amuse-
ment.
Although the professors of boxing at the
Olympic Club are kept busy instructing the
is thought that few of the athletes will
take part in the tournament which will be
held at the club In September. 1t certainly
does not speak we'll for the Olympic Club
so far as boxing is concerned to rely upon
the talent from outside clubs to make a
successful boxing tournament. Are the
boys afraid of their faces?