The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-01
SPORTING NEWS.
The South Ends Will
Row the ArieIs.
Ocean View Coursing Park Will Not
Change Hands-Boxing, Cricket
and Handbali.

The following letter from Fred r. Butt
secretary of the South End Rowing Club
in reply to a challenge from the light
weight crew OF the Ariel Boat Club which
appeared in last Mondays CALL. is self
explanatory and to the point in every par
ticular. A challenge should certainly be
always backed By forfeit as matter OF
good intention on the part of the chal'
lenger:
SPORTING Editor Call DEAR SIR: An arti
Gle appeared in last Mondays issue OF your
paper stating that the Ariel Rowing Club was
very anxious of matching its lightweight crew
(amateuD against like crew OF any OF the row
ing clubs of this city for trophy or no less
value than S100.
We have noticed many articles partaking OF
this character in the different dailieS before,
but have paid no attention 10 them for the very
good reason that such statements have n vel
been accompanied by deposit as requisite
for bona-fde challenge. But now we desire
10 ate hat our club-the South End Rowing
Club-hOlds the championship for all classes.
and Is now and always has been ready TO de-
lend II against all corners. and II the Arlels In
tend the article above referred TO as bonafde
challenge and VIII deposit 500 at your office
or at the Office of any of the respOn ible dailieS
as mark of good faith and as security for a
troI by we Will cover the same. We don't chas-
lenge, as we are the champions, but are always
open Tor challenges. We have never and never
Will decline TO accept any Oona-hds challenge
we. OF course, write this suppOslng he article
referred 10 was authorized. FRED X. BUTz,
hec. Sec. pro tem.. South End Rowing Club
On Sunday the fourth series of hand ball
games will be held at the Olympic grounds.
This evening Professor Harry Maynard
will be given benefit by his many friends
at Odd Fellows Hall. No doubt large
crowd of the patrons OF fisticutfs will be
present.
The Southern California cricketers are
preparing for good time this month. On
the 8 h and 10th insts. cricket games will
be played at the Athletic Park in Los
Angeles between the Bakersfield aud
Central California teams against the Los
Angeles and Southern California teams.
Practice games are being held daily at Los
Angeles and Bakersfield.
Arrangements are being made for an
elgbf-round boxing contest TO be held next
Sunday near this city between Nick Burley
and Henry Peppers (colored). Both men
are taking some exercise daily in anticipa-
ton OF lively mill.
Jerry Marshall is preparing to leave this
city on Sunday for Chicago, where he
hopes to have fistic interview with either
Critic or Dixon.
Entries for the Olympic boxing tourna-
ment. which Will commence on the even
ing OF the 22d inst, will close on the 18th
inst. at the Olympic Club.
There was rumOr circulated yesterday
that the Ocean View COuTsing Park would
soon change hands. and that John Cas-
serly of Ocean View would take the man.
agement of the park in September next,
when Mr.. Canavan's lease will expire.
John d. DAILY, who a few years ago ran
against Nealon aud Siebe for Assessor of
this city and county, is the lessor, and ac-
Ording to 7. Caravan, there is not a
chance of any person securing a lease
of the gr' unds frcm Mr.. Daily so long as
the present Mr.. Caravan sees fit to remain
manager of the preserve.