The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-04
GLOVE AND SHOE.
An Eight-Round Contest
at Ocean View.
Entries for the Championship Close
on Tuesday-Palo Altos Reply
to Berkeley.

Entries for the team and the National
Guard races were 10 have closed last night
at the Olympic Club, but owing TO the
small number OF entries received the off,
GERS of the athletic committee decided to
give all who desire 10 participate an tx
tension of time. All entries for the Mid
winter championships, which will be held
Saturday, the 10th inst, will positively
close on Tuesday evening, alter which
date no entries will be received.
Arrangements for an eight-round con-
test. which will be held this afternoon at
the Ocean View Coursing Park, have been
perfected. The pugilists, Peppers and
Bench, will box on the turf. The San
Mateo Athletic CLUB has been granted
permission by the Supervisors of San
Mateo County to hold eight-rouud contests
at Ocean View. AS result local pugilists
feel rlated. The club proposes to hold
weekly exhibitions. and place will be
1ttrd up for fistlc contests.
The following reply 10 an athletic chal-
lenge recently issued by the University of
California to the Sta nford College athletes
appears in the Dany Palo Alto and will
interest," ali lovers of athletic sports:
Berkeley has taken a stand In regard to ath-
letlcs which is both unique and uncOlleglal lie.
Ii seems that instructions were given her teu-
MS committee recently not 10 come 10 any
definite understanding with a similar commit
lee ftom here until we should agree TO enter an
Intercollegiate tie day. That we are given to
avoiding intercollegiate contests when we have
any men able TO enter them has been very salts
lac ofiiy disproved by our past record.
Ii Is d notorious fact that we have at present
| no facilities Tor the training of track anIele>
our track being myth. Neither can we train
a boat crew. Nearly three miles OF salt slough.
and mud fats lie between u and the by. and
our only home laAe Is far too small. Therefore
we do not pretend al present 10 boast OF or
send out as representatives of this university
| Il ack athletic team a boat crew. MOI that
we have not the material, but that we have nc
| way 10 prepare such mate ial for a contest.
| However, II the few here who bv previous
| training are able TO measure Ihrir ability can
| ind means whereby they may fit Themselves
| for field day. We have 40 doubt That they Will
| willingly furnish the U. g. The sole opportunity
OF defeating US, which she so much Graves
| On The other hand we see no reason except the
lear OF defeat why The U. C.'S should not be per
Iectly willing to meet us In baseball. for In this
branch OF athletics, as we'll as football ana ten
MS, neither university Is crippled by lack OF
| training facilities. Ii Is the same way witt
oratoty. We are willing 10 meet Berkeley IL
| any KIND OF an intercollegiate contest which com
nonsense shows TO be within The reach Of bott
| universities to furnish trained contestants for
We mention the fact Of our holding the I'm
| tercolleglate championship in football. base
Dali, tennis and or tory as against the u. c.
! championship III track athletics as an exampl,
oil the ability that has manifested itself wheI
| opportunities Tor training were within reach.