The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-22
SPORTING NEWS.
The Hippodrome Weight
Lifting Match.
Professor MiehIing Thinks Sandow
Should Throw the Lion-Wheel
and Rod.

a handful of people. hardly enough to
| pay expenses, witnessed the contest of
strength between Sebastian Miller and Au-
gust Martinez at Metropolitan Hall last
night The whole affair was about the
most stupid thing possible to imagine. a
varied assortment OF pigiroD, huge dumb
bells aud iron balls with few plows and
beef-barrels and chairs thrown in, made
I'D the scenic decoration of the stage
Miller easily proved himself the stronger
man Of the two, the only feats of Martinez
shat lie could not perform being the lifting
of 212-pound ball with one finger. He.
however, lifted 50-pound dumbbell with
both hands, and 1900 pounds of dumbbell
by straps over his shoulders. He also
lifted with his back q slab of WOOD on
which were piled $500 pounds Of pgiron.
In points Miller MADE eight and Martinez
three.
If Eugen Sandow, the Samson of tie
century, is permitted to carry his walking
stick into the lions den tonight, some
thing will be heard drop should tile lion
Commodore become unruly AMI ObstrepOr-
Gus. When Professor Miehling was asked
last evening what be thought of the wreSJ-
ling match between SandOw and the lion,
he thought for few moments as If puzzled
for an answer. Suddenly lie caught an
iueA Oh kHF Il, Ul EDuIS6, anu III HIS usual
serious way of answering knotty questions,
replied:
: well, you see, ] have never had the
pleasure of trying a chOke-lOck on lion.
but from an experience | had few years
ago, while camping in MendOcno County,
with grizzly bear, am satisfied Sandow
will JhroN the "CommatOre", that Is, of
course, provided the "Commatore" will
wrestle in accordance with Gi9co-Roman
rules.
If it was catch-as-catch-can l think
'Commatore' would win, because no man.
no matter how speedy he might be with
his hands, could compete with a lion, as
they are only an enlarged cat at most, and
you kaOw how speedy a cat Is with Its
paws. / think SandOw is as strong as a
lion, aud ! Will bet that II he gets good
hold on the monarch of the forest the lai-
ter will 60 down.
=" Did Won ever see Sandow's cane?'
you haven't? Well, ask him 10 let
you see it the next time you meet him. 1t
only weighs twenty-five pounds, and he
handles IL with as much ease and grace as
you would one OF an ounce weight. If he
hits 'Commatore' slash with it between
The eyes tonight there will not be much
fight left in the big cat, you bet"
There will be an important meeting Of
wheelmen at the Olympic Club this even
ing, at which a large attendance Is eX-
pected. According TO opinions, as ex-
pressed by bicycllsts at the club last even
ing, the probabilities are that the Olympic
wheelmen will not take any part in the
league meeting which is announced to
take place at the fair grounds on Saturday
next. IL is said that the prizes which were
given 10 successful wheelmen who had
competed on Olympic Club day were
poor both in design and value. and that
no prizes have as yet been received by the
winners of last Saturdays meeting.
The Reliance Athletic Club of Oakland
will hold its first outdoor meeting on MAY
| 80 at Alameda. The programme consists
of 100-yard open handicap, 220-yaTd handi-
! cap; 600-yard handicap. 120-yard hurdle.
220-yard closed race. Entries will be re-
ceived by the secretary up to May %.
when they will close.
| The Oakland Tennis Club will hold a
! class tournament of doubles al its grounds
| in East Oakland on the 30th inst. The
! events will be open to the representatives
! of clubs composing the association, and
entries will close with a. E. Kaiser, 495
! California street. on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Z. ID. Nnian will have her hand
some black dog Dark Rustic on exhibition
at the Oakland bench show, the entries
for which are arriving In great numbers OF
| late.
Anglers who fished in Lake Pilarcitos
last Sunday report that the trout are not
as vet in good condition, and this pariicu-
larry applies to the large ones.
| Il. Evatt, e. Sachs, Nj. Brown and Eu-
gene O'ROurBe caught splendid lot of
trout last Sunday in Purissima Greek.
Brown was the III 0St successful having
| landed forty plump little fellows. Evatt
| states that ne would have tied the CHAM
| pion had he not taken a midday sleep on
very inviting naystack. He ackne Wedges,
! however, that nap on fresh nown hay is
most refreshing and especially so to a teni-
| peTance man.
MessrS Chesley. Payne and CoOney had
very enjoyable outing last Sunday in the
celebrated pike stream which meanders
through Alameda County.
! John Butler, 'the Lancashire angler"
is getting ready for trip to La Honda,
where trout is said TO he plen tiful
! Nessrs. Merton G. Allen, Harry EmerIc
and Fish Commissioner Murdoch left this
! city last Saturday for Ego" at the big
trout of the McCloud River. The promise
! of a big catch was knocked In the head by
Jupiter Pluvius, who opened the food
| gates On the anglers when they reached the
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