The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-04
ATHLETICS.
Amateurs Who Are Training for the
MidWinter Games.

The Campus at the University grounds,
Berkeley, is crowded daily with athletes who
are training for the mdwinter games, which
Will commence on the 10Th inst. Scoggns:
Humphreys, Patterson and Koch are, so far,
The only ones who are showing true champion
ship form.
President Fitzgerald Of the Reliance Athletic
Club of Oakland is making great preparations
for Ladies' night" which will be given on the
evening of the Sth inst. at the Reliance Club.
Besides athletic events there Will be vocal ana
instrumental music In recent interview Mir.
Fitzgerald said that his club would soon give a
field day in conjunction with the Acme Club
which means that the two clubs haze "buried
the Ratchet" and IN future Oakland athletes
will join in competition fOr prizes against rep
reseDtatiye athletes of the colleges and Olympic
Club
An interclub field day has been proposed by
the officers of he Reliance and Acme clubs,
which in all pTObA blliIy will now be held
Such thing has often been urged. but hereto
fore the TWO clubs have been OH somewhat I'M
friendly terms and the athletes did not feel
disposed 10 minge in the same events. All
that kind of feeling has now passed away, and
In future most friendly rivalry will exist be-
tween the two prominent athletic clubs Of the
City OF the Oaks.
The Reliance Club will probably be repre-.
sented at the Midwinter Fair games by Hump
IN the 75-yard DASH Wyckoif and North in The
75yard hurdle race, Oliver III the shot putting
event. Bates in the three quarter-mile run,
McPlke in the two-mile run and Rosborough iii
The pole vault.
The officers of The Acme Club are up in arms
aud III future they Will not give their sanction
TO any member OF the club competing in any
athletic event who mas moi trained properly tor
It, This is an excellent move OF The directors
and will end in success if carried out strictly.
&c is strange that the Olympic Club with its
large following has such small number of
good outdoor men.
There must certainly be a screw loose some.
where, and no better man than Captain John
Elliott can be had TO unearth The cause for The
foil n n nnnH In ma
Now that The championship contests which
VIII be held at the fair recreation grounds. are
near at hand the question IS asked: Can the
Olympic Club compare favorably with other
clubs OF lesser pretentions in track and field
events this year?
Probably Professor Baird can answer this
question. 1t is evident, how ever from the few
men who are now training for the games at
The Olympic grounds, that the University of
California Will more than surprise the great
Olympic Club when lhpits lis runners, Jumpers
and weight-putteTS against the small array OF
Olympic athletes who at present must be relied
upon TO defend the greatest athletic Institution
west of Chicago ID the various track and field
events arranged by the committee on games
and pastimes.
With such beautiful grounds and excellent
appointments the young members OF tile
olympic Club who are athletically inclined
should color at the face when they are asked
why il 1s that among club OF 2000 members
there are not half dozen men who are athIet-
icaIly qualified to defend the club in track
and field events against all corners.
The few men uDOn whom tile club rely TO fight
its battles on the turf and track have almost run
stale from long years of practice
PrOfe ssorsMc Intyre, who looks after the out
door grounds, almost loses his appetite for din
ner when he is informed by some member that
new man has been discovered among the
1000 who will appear for practice in a few
days.
Yes, the Olympic Club is, indeed. in need of
outdoor TALENT and unless something is done to
stir up the young colts and get them out of the
indoor rut II goes without saying that the flying
go" Will be al the end of MANY races during
the Midwinter Fair athletic contests. and more
is the pity,