The morning call., 1894-01-18
SPORTING NEWS.
Jack McAuliffe's Challenge to Young
MITCHELL

The Olympic Club Smoker" which was an
nounced TO take place on the Goth inst. is post.
pOned until February The wheelmen are
making extensive preparations for The event.
A special meeting OF the Pacific Coast Ath.
letc Association will be held at the club on
Thursday, the 25th inst On that evening tn 9
prizes won at the championship games of DC.
tODer 4 will be distributed.
The handball tournament which was TO take
place on Sunday Is postponed until February
10 give the Reliance Club players an ample op-
poriunlty to condition themselves for the con.
tests.
1he Acme Clnb will hold a boxing tourna-
meni, commencing February 13. at its rooms
on Twelfth and Broadway, Oakland. The con-
tests are open 10 members OF clubs belonging
To The Pacihc Coast Amateur Athletic Associa-
ton. fee OF 81 90 will be charged for each
entry, and entries Will remain open until Feb
Tuary 10. The entrance fee Will be returned to
actual competitors. Handsome jewelry prizes
The weights are: Bantam, 115 pounds;
leather, 12o pounds; light, 135 hounds;
welter, not exceeding l45 pounds; middle. 15S
pounds.
The Olympic Club will hold Its next boxing
tournament In March and a number OF meIn-
peTs are now pracilcing up for the contests.
Inc COrlnthlan Yacht Club has posted in It's
clubhouse the names of the following nominees
LOT oincers OF the regular ticket for the year
io94, 10 ne voted on al the annual meeting on
January 20: I. f. Tracy for commodore; A.
tafy W: L. Dxey, treasurer; j. III. keefe,
port captain; FOR the board OF directors The
ofncers namrd and NJ. A. Newell and Frank NJ.
thornton; L. Stone, measurer; regatta CON-
mitIee-T; A. Graham. j. X. Howell and Il.
stone. There IS some talk of an opposition
ticket being Dut In The field.
HE Oakland Navy has postponed its first
race from the 14th to Sunday. January 81. so
as TO give The new yachts that are 10 enter
time 10 be completed
The race for he Mayrisch badge OF the Oak
lanu canoe Club which was 10 be sailed for on
club course.
ceived from Jack McAuiffe, the champion
hight weight pugilist. and it speaks for itself:
70 ne Sporting FRATERNITY OF San Francisco:
nave Deen before the public for the last ten years
as pngiiist, aud never has the finger of suspicion
been pointed toward me or any of my contests In
the ring. and 1 think IL very unsportsmanlike to
Try ana cast suspicion the victory / honestly
won from jim Ryan great many of the spec
tators present at the opera house last Tuesday
hlght were surprised that Ryan did not make the
same showing with me he made with Young
Mitchell in their go at Oakland, when both the
press ana public conceded that Ryan had the best
oI the contest. AS referee of the MitcheitRyan
contest had An opportunity TO study both men.
Every time Ryan ducked Mitchell missed him. in
fact never landed an uppercut during the fight,
whiie. with exactly the same style of fighting
against me, caught him every time he tried 1t,
which led great many to believe that Ryan was
not doing as well against as he did with Mitch
dempsey. where taking WAS never thought OF.
much less never mentioned. AS Mitchell claims
Ryan old not try as hard with me as be did with
him. and TO show the public that am sincere.
Will again go out OF my class and box him Mitch
ell exactiy the same match as did Ryan, and bet
MIN as much money as he wishes on the result.
NOW. Mitchell, come to time, and we VIII see
whether Ryan was taking" or not will meet
you any spot or place you may name. Sincerely,
JACK McAULIFFE.
The Anglers viii hold meeting in Paror A.
Palace Hotel. al 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
at wnIch arrangements will be made for the fly
are invited.