The morning call., 1893-01-08

Is very reticent about the composition Of his
team-on dit that the Wanderers will put
several new players forward and intend to
repeat the dose which they gave the Thistles
on Christmas day.
Secretary Chalmers Of the Oakland Ath-
letics is organizing an association team
from the Oakland High School.
The Pacific Coast Football Association
has arranged the following schedule Of
inter-eity games for January, viz:
January s. Oakland Athletics VS.. Alert
Athletic Club, at Oakland.
January Is. Pacific Wanderers VS. Oak
lands. at Central Park.
January %, Wanderers vs.. Thistles, at
Central Park
January g. Thistles VS.. Oaklands, at
Central Park.
President Roneldson Of the Oakland Ath-
letles is an enthusiastic admirer Of the
association game and intends presenting
handsome cup for competition between tie
association clubs.
The Oakland and California tennis clubs
have foTsaken their rackets to gain fresh
laurels 10 The football arena. Both clubs
are organizing teams and will play series
oil games under intercollegiate rules
The Junior Association Football League
has at last materia!iZed and two teams have
now been formed.
Messrs. Ferguson. Hughes and Kerr will
attend TO the coaching Of the youngsters.
who VIII make their initial debut on Sun
day, January Is, at Central Park, prior 10
the game between the Wanderers and Oak
land Athletics.
Ferguson. the Thistle forward. is recover
Ing from the accident which befeli him on
Christmas day and viii participate strong
In tue hnal tie Of the championships
Secretary Cassidy Of the Richmond A tn
!etles has called ia meeting Of that club for
Tuesday evening the 10th inst, at the head
quarters OF the Pacific Coast Football Assn
cation, corner Mlnna and New Montgomery
streets, WHEN team will be selected TO do
battle for Richmond under association rules.
The Rieemondltes don't intend to be last
In the procession.
The cut in this department represents Mr..
DAVID Pollock, halfback of the Thistle
football team aud prominent member Of
tne association. The young athlete is one
OF the founders Of the Pacific Coast Foot
ball Association and most enthusiastic
sdmirer OF the game. Mr.. Pollock formerly
belonged to the famous Abercorn Football
CluD OF Scotland's crack association teams
and was Tor years a member Of the second
eleven team which carried off the Scottish
junior cup 10 1886.
The annual national bonspeil between the
curriers' TeDresenting respectively the north
Caledonian Curling Club pond at Carse-
brees, South PeTthshire. on December 9.
ABOUT 1000 persons gathered to witness the
exciting struggle between the hardy attn
letes ana enjoy the Jun incidental to the
game. The weather was good and The Ire
IN beautiful condition. The clubs icemen
bad laid out 211 Kinks and the match was
played with 159 full Kinks. Victory perrbed
ON the banners Of the south Of scotland
players, the score standing 24l9 to 1914. the
winners having majority of AS points
ms event was Instituted in lS47. but an
sence OF Ice prevented play in different
years. tne total number of matches CON
tested being eighteen, of which the PLAYERS
repre- enung the south have wen fourteen
Extensive preparations have been made
Tor this afternoons Gaelic game at tile
Haight-street baseball grounds. The can.
talns OF the respective teams have been
DOING all they can to make the weak points
strong, and more especially is this so in tho
case OF Captain Palmer of the Fmmets
whose over-coDhdence in the ability of his
team TO defeat all corners cost him 50 dearly
In last Sundays bout.
captain John Desmond of the O'Brieps
sxnects to give the boys on this side of the
Day such another thrasbing as that admin
lstered to them on last Sunday by the Par
neIls, and that he may succeed in doing so
ne mas chosen the members of this after
Moons team with much time and good care
desmond SAYS he will return TO the Ala
meoa shore with the scalDs of the Emmets
qangHng from the belts of The O'Brien bovs
fronting by the experience of last Sunday
captain Palmer is determined TO retrieye
MS iost iaurels, and has. with considerable