The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-05
THE ATHLETES.
Olympic Tournament-Death OF the
Famous Runner Teddy Mills.

Famous Runner Teddy Mills.
In amateur athletic circles the event looked
forward 10 with most interest Is the boxing
tournament which will b. held at the Olympic
Club on the evening of the 18th ins!.
In the bantam class-115 pounds or under
some very promising talent is certain TO be rep
resented. William CusicR. who will enter the
ring at or about ITO pounds is clever lad
who will have a great advantage over num-
Der of his opponents in reach of arms. III he
Will be able to travel the distance OF live or six
bouts he should be heard from as one OF the
successful competitors.
In the bantam class Joe Farrell Is spoken OF
as very promising colt. He Is sturdy
built fellow with large supply OF ambition,
and so Tar as stlff punching Is CONCERNED DIS
friends have the most implicit confidence In
his ability TO drop number OF his opponents.
Ed Lyons Is another lad who VIII be heard from
as one OF the boxers who will be IN at the hnlSh.
Professor Green has great confidence III
Lyons punching powers, and, as Gfeen IS
pretty good Judge OF boxing, his pTottge snoulu
be pretty We'll thought OF among the StaDle OF
contestants. Frank Smith has been through the
mill before aud, OF course, the experience ne
has gained should prove great factor toward
bis success. James Delaney's trlends were
very confident that their man would run
grand race for first honOrs, put, according TO
laIe accounts, IL is feared that Delaney cannot
get down TO the required weight without I'M
pairing his constitution.
In the featber-weigbt class some exceedingly
lPtly DOuLS Will certainly De WlLneSSeu Dduuy
Nhalen, Hayes, CatbcarT and dark horse who
Will appear in brilliant cOlOls on the evening
devoted 10 taDs and ducks, are said TO be train
ing like beavers for the tournament.
The dark horses in boxing con ests are, gen
orally Speaking. pretty hard nuts TO crack; still
II The unnamed exponent OF the manly art Is not
particularly clever fellow he Will be showed
under in short order by Hayes and Whalen,
who are, undoubtedly we'll able 10 hold their
own in The best of company.
Among the light-weights The familiar faces OF
Rn fhnao
boxers have been seen before in many hot con
tests, sufficient 10 say that their opponents will
need TO be pretty we'll up in boxing to win over
the M. II is doubtful il there will be many en-
lrles in this class as the green 'uns fear that
The Carriers Will cut too hot pace tor them.
Probably Tom Carroll may be able to get into
condition in season TO enter the race. 1t Is
hoped that he Will as Carroll IS very promising
candidate.
Among the other probable starters are
George Biber OBren and the famous Span1er
OF the Sacramento Athletic Club. Fred Carter
has his eye peeled for the Sacramento boxer,
and if the latter's name figures among the en-
tries 1t can be taken for granted that Fred Will
be on hand TO defend the honor of the club Of
which he Is member.
The entries Tor the weller and middle weight
classes are yet doubtful, but according 10 Pro
fesSOrs Watson and Van Court when the day
for closing OF entries has arrived there Will be
a good list OF clever boxers announced. IL is
said that Joe Fields of The Acme Club and the
great RubenSten of the Sacramento Club are
training for the tournament. 1t is hoped that
the latter boxer will journey TO this city So as to
make matters Interesting for the men who Will
box in The class he represents.
The handball-playefS are vigorously kicking
against the poor lights the club provides. They
contend that unless the courts put on a more
brilliant appearance very soon they Will vacate
the premises aud permit the game To die by de-
fault
The series OF races among the Olympic juniors
that we're to have taken place to-day at The
Olympic grounds have been postponed o next
Of
which will be contested to-day between Oak
land and Haywards
Quie a number of athletes are training for
the clubs midsummer field day, which Will be
held on The afternoon of The 10Th INST.
A match 12O-yard hurdle race, over ten
fights 3 feet inches high. has been arran d
brtween stephen Chase of the NV York Ath-
letic Club the Nj etropOIitan Association cham
pion, and Frederick c. Paffer OF the New Jersey
Athletic Club, the American champion. The
race is TO be run on Labor Gay AT bergen Poinl,
Yale team, may also compete, thus making IL a
three cornered contest.
A match race Of one mile Is being arranged
between the champion runners, JARVIS, Otton
and Day. One month Is TO be gwen them 10
train, and the race is 10 be contested at Bergen
Point, on the track OF the New Jersey Athletic
Club.
An authority on athletics accounts for the
defeat Of the Yale team from the fact that their
opponents werr technically the intercollegiate
champions OF England, while Hale'S athleteS
did not have that standing in this country, for
they had not won any track championships. IL
the best athletes representing Yale, Harvard,
Pennsylvania. Cornell, Columbia ana Irinee-
ton were to compete against the champion
athletes of Oxford and Cambridge America
would no doubt win majority OF the events,
and some OF tie present worlds athletic rec
ords would perhaps be supplanted.
Teddy Mills, eX.champiOn runner OF England.
died in London July 16 at an advanced age.
He won bis first laureis as runner at the time
when DeerfOOt was famous Splinter. After
winning the championship in several matches
Mills retired from the track and opened pub
lie house in which business he remained 10 the
end of his DAYS,