The morning call., 1895-01-20
GAELIC GAMES.
Hurting and Football Will Be the Athletic
Features Up to March.

Great local interest is at present manifested
in the forthcoming Gaelic athletic tournament
which will be held at Central Park on Sunday,
March II.
Provision is to be made to have all kinds of
games and pastimes of Gaelic origin repre-
scented on the programme. novel feature
is to be introduced in what promises to be the
most amusing contest on the programme, and
that is q race on stills for men and boys and
many entries are expected for this unique
contest.
A list OF the events is appended, all of which
are strictly limited to amateurs, and some are
for members of the Gaelic clubs only, while the
others are open to all comers First parade
of the hurting and football teams; second, ath-
letics, consisting of a 100-yard race, 22O-yard
race; hop, step and jump, 440-yard race Qor
members, long jump, putting shot, 100-yard
race (members), high jump, 440-yard race,
hurting game, silt race (boyS under 16), mile
race, football game, silt race (men), three
Jumps, relay race, four contestants, one mile.
All games and contests will be under the
supervision of referee and two field umpires
TO be appointed by the managers, who are
leaving no stone unturned to make this the
first gathering of the kind, memorable in the
history of the Irish sports of the Pacific coast
The rules and regulations of the Gaelic Ath-
letic Association will govern all contests, and
the decision OF the referee and field umpires
shall be final in all cases.
Great things are expected of the hurting
game, which WILL no doubt, prove to be the
most attractive feature of the day Thousands
of "old-timers" have signified their intention
OF literally patroniZing the game, and from
assurances received there is little doubt that
the game OF hurting will prove bonanza from
the start and become immensely popular with
the sport-ioV1ng public OF this city.
The game however, is new here, this being
practically the first time it has appeared under
such favorable auspices.
Two teams of hurlers are now fully organized
and are engaged in practicing preparatory TO
their first appearance, which win occur on Sum-
day, February "a.
One team has adopted the well-known and
popular title of "Garry0wen' and expects to
carry the banners of the Treaty Civ to victory
The other team has contented itself with the
less heroic "Blarney." Both teams will prac-
uce at Central Park every Sunday morning I'M
til the opening day.
a third team will be selected at Central Park
to-day from among those who are not members
of the teams already formed. Several applica.
lions for membership have been received by
the secretaries of the clubs from persons of ma
tive birth.
When it was decided to introduce the game it
was understood that only good hurlers or those
who had former experience would be selected,
but since the arrival of the welcome "sticks''
many applications have been received from
persons who have become enthused, and the
management is now engaged in finding a
method OF turning the new talent to good ac-
count.
The football games continue to attract an
ever increasing number of delighted specta-
tors every Sunday, and with finer weather the
managers expect to see the attendance much
larger.
To-day's game between the Emmets and Par
nells promises, in the words of a prominent
sporting man, to be "hummer." 1t would be
difficult to find two teams of athletes who are
so evenly matched. So far this season five
games have been played between them, three
of which resulted in ties the last two games
were won by the Parnells by one point each