The morning call., 1894-10-09
SPORTING NEWS.
The First Football of the
Season.
Academic Association Games-Box.
ing, Handball and Swimming
Events.

Among college athletes all interest is
now conferred in the Berkeley-Relance
football game, which will take place on
Saturday afternoon at the Haight-street
grounds. Coach Gill is rapidly getting
the college boys into trsl-class condition
and he will take much interest in the
match. The team that will represent the
Reliance Club is composed of big athletic
looking fellows, who will make holes
through the Berkeley center. and unless
the university players prove the better
tacticians their chances of defeating the
Reliance team will be slim. The game,
weather permitting, will be called at
O'Clock sharp.
On Saturday afternoon, the Goth inst,
there will be great rejoicing at the Olym-
pic Clubs outdoor grounds. TIE first
semi-annual championship field day of the
Academic Athletic Association will be
held, and all lovers of amateur athletic
sports are aware of the high old time the
boys of the academies have when they
meet on the cinder path. The sch ools that
will De represented on this occasion are:
Oakland and Berkeley High sch FOOLS,
Berkeley Gymna SUM, Boys High School
of San Francisco, Alameda High School
anu AlllU6ud y
Superintendent Kennedy of the Olympic
Club is in high fea her over the excellent
outlook for future boxing contests in the
club. The special boxing matches which
have been arranged for this month should
be the means of crowdng the gymnasium,
as the men selected for an exchange of
fistic punches are all clever fellows, who
will certainly do their utmost to win the
splendid prizes that will be offered for
competition. As the bouts will consist of
special matches between athletes who
must weigh in at certain figures it has been
suggested that in case any of the candi-
dates should fail to comply with the rules
men would be In readiness to fill their
places at short notice.
Special boxing matches and tournaments
are not to be looked at in the same light.
In tournaments 1t does not matter much il
candidate should fail to be on hand.
When boxer is absent on the evening of
tournament his opponent. in the draw
ing for place, has to box bye. after which
he falls into line and meets his competi-
tors for prizes in regular order.
In special contests very different state
of affairs must necessarily exist Tor the
reason that should one of two men booked
to mill at a certain weight fail to put la an
appearance e the match has TO be declared
off; that is. unless certain provisions had
been made so that substitutes could fill
the places of regulars, who might become
sick or lose heart while preparing for the
mill. II is presumed that Diplomat Ken
nedy has made all the necessary prepara-
tions and that good evenings sport may
be expected.
Handball has become one of the popular
sports of the rising generation of Native
Sons. The courts on Howard street, and
particularly the San Francisco court, are
crowded daily with lads ranging in
ages from 10 to 16. and the way in which
they go about their task would cause many
of the old handball warriors to blush for
shame. Manager Phil Ryan has taken
great interest in the lads, who, he says,
should receive encouragement. otherwise
the coming crop OF good handball players
must necessarily be light.
Amcng the youngsters who are decidedly
clever players are Joe Collins and James
White Coming champions) Joe Condor,
Ray Murphy, John Feeney and Eddie
CurIey. There are others who. although
not as clever as the ones named. are very
close up with the leaders, and as means
of drawing out the latent talent among the
young handball players few prizes
should be offered for tournament which
will settle the Question of champion
among the lads OF from Ten TO sixteen years
| OF age.
| The many friends of Captain Jack Will
| liams, the famous swimmer. have arranged
| benefit tor him and tomorrow afternoon
| the following programme of swimming
| events will be carried out at the Piedmont
baths, Oakland.
1oo-yard race-Thomas Bullanger and A.
| Pape.
Fancy diying-Ed Mowry Dana Thompson,
| Daniel Green and c. B. King.
lo0-yard race-A. Taylor and George Ha.
| binicht.
Spring board diving-P. Jacks on, George Nc.
| Comb, Wick Ravens, Ed Rosenbaum. A. c.
Dodge. Otto CRADLE, Fred Wheaton. A. Taylor,
| w. TAYLOR Charles b. King, John Cosgrove,
| Dana Thompson and Daniel Green.
1oo-yard race-F. M. Wheaton and w. B.
| Wegenor.
Trapeze oiving-Fred Wheaton, c. B. King,
| Wick Havens and A. G. Dodge.
1O0.yard race-A. Taylor and Z. Stauf.
There are also other features of interest
announced.
me directors of the Olympic Club al
their meeting last evening reduced the in
ltiatlon Zee from S25 to $40 and at the lat
ter figure it is presumed that a RAJ i'd in
crease In the membership will follow. The
reduction will remain until after tho box
Ing contests. whom 1t will 60 up to its orig
| inal figure.
Where is Robert Japps?