The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-12
SPORTING NEWS.
Mcleod Breaks a Finger
While Wrestling.
Corbett Says That He VIII Not
Fight While he Can Keep Out
of it-The Wheelmen.

Dan Mcleod is somewhat unfortunate
when training for any special affair Las I
evening while wrestling With member Of
the Olympic Club he broke one Of the
fingers of his right hand. which accident
will delay his training for some time.
James Corbett has at last broken the ice
by informing a representative of an Eng
lish paper of what be proposes to do as re-
CARDS his much-talked-of second meeting
with Peter jackson. This is what the
writer saws:
The surprise about Corbett is that he is not a
variety actor gentleman in the sense that be is
very polite, but he has innate refinement and
lots of consideration His head Is moi turned
in the least by bis wonderful success.
My opening question went 10 the point.
'Whal are you going 10 do about fighting Peter
Jsckson?"
Ppm not going to fight anybody as long as !
can keep oGt OF IT," was the equally straight
forward reply. "Why should /, ia like 10
know? / had hard enough work to get to the
top of the tree. Now Pm there I'm going TO
ct all the money l can and take no more risks
than possible.
GOT course jackson wants to fight me"
he went on. as l showed him two clippings
from New York papers referring TO the tnish
contest match between himself and the
negro. "Pys posted all my money, though,
for our $4,000 aside tight. and no one can
claim any forfeit from me- We were 10 figbt.
by the terms Of the match made a year AGO
between the goth and 3Oth of June, but no
club Will give what l consider a sufficient
purse. ana until some club will wont tight Is
This was point worthy Portia. Knowing
the profits and the pleasures OF a successful
show business, tried TO get him 10 name his
price for finish tight with jackson. "lmpOs-
sIble You see.' said COrbett, I'D have to
train first for three months"
Corbett goes to Scotland from Paris.
then to ireland. where ne left his parents.
who came over on the Furst Bismarck
- :, 4 l.
the middle of Angus to America, where
lots of theatrical engagements await him.
jackson is of the opinion that Corbesi
is more anxious to play game of peek a.
boo than he is to enter game of fisti-
cnffs.
Why" said the colored champion, "if
l go tn England TO meet C0rbett he will
duck for America and upon his arrival
he will say that l had gone to England
purposely to avoid meeting with him. l
don't care what he says or what he does.
there is one thing certain. / am ready To
fight him when and wherever fair play
aud no favors will be extended to both.
Fred Began, the pugilist, is In training
for a twenty-round contest with an uu-
known. The match. il is said, will be
decided some where in the vicinity OF Hay
wards.
An election for captain of the Olympic
WheelmeD will be held this evening.
Stanley Scoyern, the present officer. has 10
resign owing 10 his health. which, accord
ing to his physicians opinion, will not i'm
prove by wheeling.
Foster, the champion amateur Splinter.
and his manager, Minneta Collins, will
leave for the East on July i. Foster is
training daily at the Olympic grounds for
the games be intends 10 take part in while
east of The mountains.
A party of Olympisns headed by Signor
Kennedy, The long-sighted secretary of tile
great athletic club, will leave this city on
or about the 30th inst for a sightseein Q
trip to the Yosemite. The pleasure seek
ers will travel by means of conveyance
nto the valley of flowers and rocks of ages.
and as they propose 10 be away from home
for period of two weeks a varied assert