The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11
GAELIC GAMES ON
ST. PA7RlCK'S DAY.
A GRAND TOURNAMENT TO BE
HELD AT CENTRAL PARK
NEXT SUNDAY.
KNIGHTS AND SHADOWS TUG.
ATHLETES COMING FROM OAK.
LAND, ALAMEDA AND PORT
COSTA.

A grand tournament of all the Gaelic
games popular in Ireland for centuries will
be held under the auspices of the Gaelic
Athletic Association at Central Park on
Sunday, March II, st. Patrick's Day. Elk
tensive preparations have been made for
the occasion and additional attractions
will be included in the programme of
events, such as a tug-of-war between the
team of the Knights of the Red Branch
and team selected from the Shadows"
of the Gaelic league. The knights are
well posted on the game, and under the
able leadership of NJ. Casey, who has had a
large experience in this line, will, no doubt,
give the Shadows a hard rub. The latter
may be seen every evening at Central Park,
training hard and getting into shape for
the event.
J. O'Dowd of the Emmets has taken
charge of the team and puts his men
through the PAGES every evening with an
ability that augurs i'll for the redoubtable
knights The prize for the winning
team will be handsome silver cup, beau
tifully, chased, which has been presented
TO the league by an enthusiastic Gael.
The teams will be composed of eight men
each, and from the interest manifested by
the friends of the contestants, no doubt
may be felt that both sides will do their
level best to win.
Mr.. O'Dowd has not decided..as yet who
are the men to be selected from the six
teen or twenty stalwart specimens who
nightly spread themselves on the cleats
he Will select the eight with whose aid he
proposes to take home the trophy. In the
meantime the other team is not idle. Mr..
Casey has an advantage in having in his
team some men who have formerly pulled
in tugs-of-war in the city. A bicycle race
may be added to the programme. The
track at Central Park is one of the finest in
should eighFor ten well-known local riders
enter for fhe event-a five-mile go-it
would, without doubt, run the tug-of-war
and the football game a close race for first
place in attractiveness.
AS regards the football game new feat
ure will be introduced. The game will be
played between two teams of picked play
ers taken from the league at large, each
team composed of seventeen players-this
game being for the championship the ma
tional rules prescribe that number of play
ers. Seventeen gold medals will be pre-
scented to the successful team. Both teams
are to be selected on Sunday at Central
Park and will practice every evening until
the eventful day.
Players are coming from Port Costa, the
home of the "Giants" of few years since,
from Oakland and one or two of national
reputation from the redwoods of Mendo-
cino County. a great game of ball should
result. As a solace for defeat the losing
side will be allowed to retain possession OF
the ball, which is being specially made for
the occasion and will prove national prize
in itself.
The days sport will commence at P. NJ.
Il fIof Nll Il 10 ]
hered to: 100 yards (open), 900 yards, 44O
yards, 800 yards (for boys under 14), half
mile (openl, high jump, hop, step and
jump, long jump, tug -of-war, throwing u
pound weight, putting 56-pound weight,
relay race Zone mile) football, 100 yards.
The referee for the day and necessary
umpires, timers, starters, etc., have not
been selected, but will be announced at
next Sundays meeting of the managers
The interest in the relay race mentioned
week ago is increasing as the day draws
near, and though the full teams from each
club have not been announced a close
observer might notice the absence from
their usual haunts of the well-known
sprinters of the various clubs, as Palmer
and Creole of the Emmets, Hurley and
Browne of the Parnells and McInerney and
Mccarthy of the San Franchises. All are,
no doubt, in active training, and with good
reason.
The Oakland boys are famous for their
sprinting ability and considerable doubt
hangs over the fate of the four beautifully
inscribed gold medals should the Alameda
contingent enter team at the last mo-
ment.
The Port Costas will furnish some of the
tug-of-war material, most of their PLAYERS
being heavy-weights "a la Sullivan SC
the local teams have no fear of meeting the
Carquinez aggregation. The race will. in
four men will, no doubt, be as follows, al
runners of the first order: Palmer
O'Dowd, Creole and O'Connor. The Par.
nells will probably put forward Hurley
Brown, Ryan and Kane. The race between
these ought to be very close, especially il
the latter attended faithfully to practice
The San Franclscos have not much hope o.
winning, but may be depended upon for q
gallant effort. Their team will probably
be McInerney, Mccarthy, Hannigan and
Walsh or Lynch. Should the Oaklander!
decide to contest, they would probably
send the following: j. Cronin, Heafy
Grant and OConnor.
1t is too early yet to predict how the
various events will so, except to mention
that enough entries have been made to Sc
cure good contest in every instance, but
it should be borne in mind that entries fol-
all events except the boys race and foot
ball game will close at noon on SATURDAY.
March 16, with the secretary, George A,
Browne, 1910 Market street. There will bt
first and second prize for each event ex.
cept the tug-of-war, football and relay race
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