The morning call., 1894-02-24

The name OF the Saturday Night Football
Club has been changed to the East Oakland
Club and some of the former members have
organized a football club in connection With
The Young Mems Christian Association. Some
interesting games under association rules VIII
be held during the summer months.
The Daily PalO Alto says: Hereafter COM
mittee of three from the alumni of the Uni
yersily of California Will help manage football
matters. his committee. together with the
capita in and the manager, will form an execu-
tive committee having fun control of the leam
and IN all cases OF Glsagre ment between The
manager and the captain The committees DE-
ctSion will be final. Colonel Edwards '73
Warren Olney, '9I. and Walter Henry, '93
have been chosen as members Of tile commits
tee.
Il bill has been prese led In the Massacbu-
sets Legislature with the object in view of
lessening the brutality of football as played by
college students. Ii makes the person guilty
of a miSde meanor "who takes part in The game
OF football, when sucn game is played in tile
presence OF persons who have paid an admfs-
sion fee to witness the same. or who promotes
The playing OF the game OF football when money
Is charged Tor admission 10 the same, or WHO
offers or sells tickets of admission TO the same
or who. while a student in an Institution of
]eafnlng, and while engaged in the game OF
football, beats, stri es, or Intentionally wounds
OF bruises another person engaged in playing
such game"
The san Francisco Athletic Club. with head
quarters al 43l12 Sixth street. elected the fol-
lowing officers Tor the ensuing year, viz /:
W Tier A. Coffee president, George w. Mertes
Vtce-presldent. Daniel G.. Oleman recording
secretary A. Clark financial secretary, Philip
DieZ treasurer, George A. Bates marshal
Edward Ii. Coleman. John CODroy and William
Daley trustees.
Frank K. Bacon, the amateur champion mile
runner oil England. has issued challenge O
run Thomas C0nneh, The American Champion
one mile race for lie worlds Championship.
Ii is said that James Carkeek. life champion
Cornish wrestler OF this coast, has challenged
James Brady OF MaSsillon, Ohio. 10 wresIle a
match, best two out OF three falls. for $500 a
side.
Speaking of the Acme Athletic Clubs boxing
tournament, an Oakland paper says: 1t was
expected that the Olympic club would send
over several REPRESENTATIVES TO contest for the
trophy, but they absiained so religiousy from
so doing that it CT Gated the impression that the
Dan francisco CLUB had placed boycott on The
AGNES for tie reason that the latter had sue
ceeded In obtaining the sanction OF the Athletic
Association for The tournament. The officers
OF the club, however saw that IL was only a ILL.,
tie feeling of rivalry between The TWO organZa-
tions, and that The Olympics had agreed to CO.
operate in the t0urn meDt II il was postponed
10 later date. This was agreed TO ana the
date for The event set for April "a, when there
will be middle-welghe championship.
There can be no gainsaying the fact that
since The Acme Club engaged Al Lean the
wrestler. there has been 4 MAJ ed Improve
nent IN The young men under Ills Instructions.
Lean never grows we ~ OF teaching aud tbrre
is no doubt that when the next championship
wrestling tournament takes place the Olympic
and Reliance clubs VIII have 10 look out for
their laurels-
The University Athletic Club of Berkeley has
elected the following officers: President, Gibbs
'95; vice-president Hewlett. '96; treasurer,
Roos. '96; secretary Gibbons; directors
Gibbs. Hewlett and Writ The club viii EN-
deayor 10 arrange an intercollegiate tourna
ment with the Stanford athletes.
There is no doubling the efficacy OF DR.. Bulft
To time