The morning call., 1893-03-01
A JOKER KILLED.
The Olympic Club Will
Have Free Salt Water.
Police Officers Were on Hand at the
Phoenix Athletic Club, but No
Fight Took Place. II.

Speaking of the Olympic boxing contests
member said last evening that he could
not understand why the vice president
should take upon himself the authority to
stop any contest when there was a referee,
two Judges and the athletic committee ap-
pointed for that very purpose.
The action OF the yice-presidenti In taking
such duty upon his shoulders has been
interpreted, sad the speaker, by majority
OF the members as meaning that the officers
selected to look after the contestants and
manage the contests are incompetent and
untitled for the positions they are sup
posed to fill. .
The member who made this statement
spoke correcty-that is, so far as the rule
OF the club concerning boxing tournaments
are concerned. but in This respect it must
not be overlooked that there are q mum her
OF members who despise anythiDgthat per-
tains tG slogging, and 10 please their Ia stes
the vlee-president overlooked the rules ina
few Instances aud acted according to his
best judgment in the matter.
The alterations in the Olympic Club salt
water franchise have pleased a number of
the members who did not look favorablv
upon that part of the assigDm which
read 'lesa" than 100000 gallons daily The
cnanee from less to no less than. 100000
gallons and the addition of the word free"
OF charge kills the alleged joker which
passed muster in the Board of Supervisors.
but would NOS receive the approval of
Mayor Eilert until The changes were In
serted. =.
When discussing the matter in the
Mayors Office few days ago, Attorney
Reddlng remarked that anything over
100000 gallons would food the building.
he was promptly disarmed of any further
argument in taIs question by an attorney
named Lawlor. who said that the club had
prepared for the outlet of big supply OF
ocean water by having constructed larger
pipe with valve, Which when opened
would allow 100000 gallons, II needs be. to
pass from the bathing tank into the main
sewer, consequently there could be no
danger apprehended to the building from
an over supply of water.
Work ON the laying of the pipes will, ii is
said, be begun on Monday next. and If
everything goes right the niemb bers of the
club will have the pleasure of a dip in The
6riny next April ..;4 -. =.
Tile olympic Club has announced the fol-
lowing games, which will take place at the
clubs grounds on the afternoon of March
%: Stxty-yard hurdle race, I20-yard run.
30O-yard run, 6o0-yard run, three-quarter-
mile run, two-mile run, pole vault, putting
16-pound shot, running high juInp-ail open
haudlcaps, one and half me walk, one
quarter-mlle novice race for members who
never won a prize, 22o-yard ruin handicap
for members OF Junior Olympic Toward
partnership race. Entry fee. so cents; re-
turned 10 bona-tide starters. Entries close
Saturday. March IS, 1898, at Sa'clock
The California Club directors were to
have met last night. but only two directors
put in an appearance, and as a matter Of
course ne. business was transacted
Jack Wilkes, who came to this city from
st. Louis. under the instructions of the
CLUB. to fight Frank Alien, is very anxious.
to return to his home and is in hopes IN at
the club will prove its generosity TO the ex
tent Of delraying his passage back to his
native city. The secretary will call a meet
ing of the directors for this evening, when
It is hoped quorum Will be present TO settle
up lot of unfinished business
Last evening squad of policemen was
stationed at Twentyrf0urth and Folsom
streets ready to pounce upon any fighter
who should dare enter the ring OF the newly
organized Phenix Club for the purpose of
fighting.
The club had announced that ''grandp
glove contest between Sam Maxwell and
Charles Reno would take place after a pre-
liminaIy go" between Hatch and Badger
Neither pugilists nor managers put in an
appearance at the clubroem, and when the
officer in charge of The bluecQats saw tn at
there was no probability of the law being
ransgressed he ordered ranks broken and
the policemen returned 10 headquarters.
/ The boxing clubs have all concluded not
to hold any further exhibitions, and, sim
gular TO state, the supporters: of pugilistIe
contests. with few exceptions, are glad that
the end Of slogging in this city has come
at last,