The morning call., 1894-10-30
SPORTING NEWS.
A Great Irish Game to Be
introduced.
Jim Corbett Will Not Fight Again
After He Whips Bob Fitz-
simmons.

The great Irish game OF hurling is TO be in.
trOduced here, and 1t will be played during the
winter season by teams that will represent the
North. South, East ana West of Ireland.
Hurling is most interesting game to wit
ness, and when played by men who thoroughly
understand il, no more exciting form of sport
can be imagined. II is purely an outdoor
sport, and in Ireland, where il is played extern
svely. thousands of people gather on the green
sward TO witness lie great contests between
teams representing various counties.
There are at present in this city many men
who have played with the most prominent clubs
OF lrrlaud, and one OF those athletes,
w. DOolan, said Ia representative of
this paper yesterday that II burning was intro
duced here II would rot be many weeks after
lis Inauguration when the lovers OF good
spirited sport would flock 10 the place wher.
Ine games were IN progress. A me ting OF those
who have participated in the hurting who
have Il fancy for the pastIme will soon be cal ed,
and in The meantime any athlete who may feel
disposed to come member of The teams
soon TO be organized can send his name and
address TO the sporting editor OF The CALL. II
a sufficient number OF hurlerS be got 10
form tour clubs series of winter games Will
be Immediately arranged with tue final game 10
be- played on March II.
Now that Casey, the champion hdndball
player has signifed his intention of visiting this
city, the Coast champion, Jack ROrdau, has
gone into training and between running aud
walking covers pretty near one hundred miles Il
day.
Jim Corbett has promised the world that
alter he whips FitZsmmons he VIII rstlre from
The ring. and then lie newspapers can dig up
champion more suitable 10 their ways OF think
lug. This Is what james SAID in his last inter-
view at ST. Louis: My mee ing with FiIZ-
simmons, should l meet him, Will b The last.
/ have Done my best TO defend the title OF
champion, but 1t seems / cannot please tie
newspapers, and / am willing, after one more
fight, 10 retire from the Iing and let them get
another champion and do with him what they
please. have been bounded untli L have had
enough OF II. aud | mean just what say.
Take, for instance, the Jackson affair. When
l got ready and went after jackson In earnest
what WAS the result? He took a ship and
went 10 the West Indies, and the ma.
ioIlty of newspapers failed TO say any
thing about IL. Ii was different VIII n
l went 10 England on Il legitimate tour.
That IS one easou Why L have determined TO
QUIT the ring. When arrive IN city special
correspondents put words into my mouth and
! send out Dispatches making statements that
| positively never came from me. For instance
| ] have never said that believed FitZslmmons
| did not mean tusness and that the fight would
never occur-in fact, have never said a great
many things that have been teiegraphed out
! from a city happened TO be Wishing. Now L
! am sick and weary OF II all, and shall make
| one more fight and then retire, aud if they can
! get better champion or one mat suits them
| better they can DO so. i do not say this with
| the intention of offending any one, but simply
| because / nave ei her been misunderstood or
| mlsrepresented so often that L want no more
! of it,"
! Dan Mcleod wisely concluded on Saturd ay
| last that there would be no money for him In a
| match with Haberley, aud consequence
the wrestlers failed to put in an appearance at
the olympic Club.
The trampers Of the Acme Athletic Club OF
| Oakland took n trip into ine country on sun
| day and enjoyed a very pleasant outing. The
| directors OF The club have decided to give a
| boxing tournament in the early part OF next
month. There will be several siX-round bou 5
and probably finish IN the way OF desert
! The wrestling match in Oakland last Salur-
day DIght between Lean and Moth was fail
ure. The athletes did not take IN enough
money TO purchas,. lubricants for their next
! contest. wherever that may be.
On Saturday afternoon there will be a game
| of fool bail al LlyeImUre between the Center.
vile High School and tile Liyermore High
| School teams.