The morning call., 1894-05-15
SPORTING NEWS.
The Olympic Club Elects
New Members.
Gilbert Is Anxious to Box Carter.
Cricketers Are LandloCked
at Tracey.

The following gentlemen have been
elected this month to mem bersbip in the
Olympic Club: c. Foster, ii. z. Vandall,
C. M. Wade, O. Westerfeld. j. w. Reay
A. Flood, H. E. Higgins. G. Coleman. e.
NJ. T. Parker, w. E. f. Deal, A, NJ.
Thomas, C. F. Taylor, S. Poorman Jr., E.
j. Bennett, j. C. Benton, w. A. Peterson,
G. Ii. Borland, 9. Bush, Fl. T. Creswel,
w. E. Bacheler. P. T. Bennett. W..
G. Lee, Y. L. Dahl, E. E. Ken
dlespire, j. E. Green. c. A. Meussdorffer,
w. r. Whittier, j. E. Delaney, S. Poor
man, j. Monaghan, w. B. Birdsall, g. E.
Stocker. NJ. Dalton. F. G. Brown. c. G..
Bender, NJ. A. Flood, q. Wilmer, Z. II.
Lewis, C. Bennett, w. A. Henderson, E.
Evans, Dr. II. n. Winton. G. Nicholson.
L. r. Mead, j. n Hastings, w. r. Davis.
Frank Gilbert, the boxer who was COM
PEELED to vacate the Olympic Club because
of non-payment of dues, has challeng ed
Stewart Carter to boxing match. which
the latter has declined on the ground that
Hilbert cannot now compete IN any club
connected with the Pacific Association OF
the A. A. u.
The Cross-country Club. accompanied
by number of Olympic Club members,
will leave this city tomorrow for tramp
through the beautiful Yosemite Valley.
They propose to be gone two weeks.
Danny Mahoney. the feather weight
professional pug, Is lucky man to be UP
and doing. A few evenings ago the great
Mahoney endeavOred to demonstrate TO
Fred Began that the latter was not in his
class, and when Began gave the great
Mahoney's remarks no attention. the
limit-cOutest pugilist emphasized his lam
guage by Singing beer-glass at BOgan's
baby face Emperor Frederick lmmedi-
ately grabbed the first black bottle that
was within his reach behind the bar and
chasing the great Mahoney into the street
he flung the glass missile at his retreating
foe.
The shot was well aimed, for the great
Mahoney's head stopped It's Hight. and s
a result he was compelled to remain
within doors for a few days. Since Ma
honey left the nursery his friends have
been annoving him by singing song en-
TILED "Any Old Glass Put H."
On SATURDAY., the 19tn inst, the Country
Club trap-shooters' annex will compete in
a match shoot at live birds at the Oakland
track against team from the Alameda
SpoTtsman's Club.
The wheelmen who have entered for the
race meeting on Saturday afternoon at
Recreation Park expect that the handicaps
will be arranged on Thursday by Hand
caDper Elwell The entry is very large.
Three of the team of crcketers who left
this city for Bakersfield last Friday got off
the main line on their return yesterday
from the warm belt and were landlocked
for several hours at Tracey. They event
ua,ly worked their passage into the right
channel and are once again in the swim.
At a meeting of the Oakland Cycle
Corps, held few evenings ago. w. II.
Stanley was elected temporary chairman
and k. w. sherman secretary. The elec-
ton of officers resulted in unanimous
choice of John p. Bartelme captain; w.
FL. Stanley, first lieutenant, and Ed Kincaid,
second lieutenant; V. r. Cragin. surgeon,
with rank of junior second lieutenant
The civil officers elected were: President,
George Neece; vice-president. &. A.
Taber; secretary, Ed Kincaid; treasurer,
V. r. Cragin.
Messrs. Kincaid, Bartelme. Cragin,
Neece anu Stanley were appointed as a
committee to secure rooms and hall for
drill purposes.
Emeric and Murdoch returned yester-
day from Verdi, New, with about half
dozen large rainbow or steelhead trout.
Mr.. Murdoch had good opportunity when
passing along the Truckee River to see
how that beautiful river is being despoiled
by sawdust and shavings from the various
mills. However, as Mr.. Murdoch was only
out on pleasure trip. it is presumed that
he did not give much attention to the mills
and how they "burn" their refuse. A
Fish Commissioners life must certainly be
happy one-at least in California. Mr..
Redding's knowledge of fish would fill
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