The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05

active as well as the largest annex to thu
club. There are over 200 members, AND
all are banded together in an organization
of their own while being governed by tht
parent club. HI. III. White, one of the new
directors, is the president and A. c. Thorn
| ton captain.
White is also chairman of the Olympic
Gun Club, shooting annex including
| over sixty members. Besides these are a
| swimming annex and a boating annex, the
latter a very young organization, but
showing considerable strength for its age.
There are under investigation now several
sites for the boathouse of this annex, and
as soon as the right place is found boats to
keep it running will be provided.
Just now upon the clubs programme is
a 'lad1es' night" at which the principal
feature will be a wrestling tournament.
Already the matches have been made, and
within the next few days the notifications
will be sent out. Among those who will
be on the mat on September II, the night
selected, will be Harry Graham, the clubs
old time wrestler. He will meet John N.
Bird of the Acme Club, both at 155 pounds,
and great match is expected. Graham
wrestler in the club, and no wrestling tour
nament ever took place without him
among the entries.
Other matches will be between L. HI.
Fenties of the Olympic Club and +. w.
Kohler of the Acme, each AS pounds;
M. Mariche of the San Francisco Athletic
Club and f. E. Kington of the Olympic
Club, each 100 pounds; E. P. Armbruster
of the Olympic Club and Gus La Rue of
Acme Club, each 122 pounds; 7. K. Code
and I'll. t. Butler, both of the Olympic
Club, at catchweights.
There is also a swimming tournament in
course OF preparation, and series OF box
ing matches is being talked of for the end
OF this month. Under these circumstances
the club will have entertainment enough
to keep the new administrator busy.
These entertainments cost good deal,
however, and another of the big items
among the list of expenditures is that of
entertainment expenses. The boxing
matches are the most expensive, fire.
quently costing as much as $500 and $500,
but it is estimated that they bring in
nearly that much in the initiation fees of
those attracted to the club by the enter
tainment, for it is a MISUNDERSTOOD rule
that practically no one but outside con-
can attend the tournaments unless they
be members, and no one can come or
bring ladies to the ladies' nights unless he
can show his membership card.
The meeting held last evening was not
long nor was the business of special i'm
portance. Inc reaQlng OF few DIS the
official finding Ct the result of the last cleo
ton and the reading of reports took up an
hour and half, and then the old board
sine die.
The club itself will meet next Tuesday
evening and the new officers will be in
stalled at that time.
The reports submitted will also be read
and published, and from that on the new
men will direct the club.
The old board retires, conscious of the
fact that it hes done its duty to the fullest
extent. There have been many members
expelled, but the membership is still
nearly as large as formerly. There are
some delinquents, but the amount of IN
paid dues is well within control; there
have been no big debts contracted during
the year. and the floating debt has been
reduced by nearly $4,000. There have
been entertainments equaing any that the
club has ever given, and there are i'm
in the clubrooms and appa-
ratus which have kept the organization up
to date in everything pertaining to an
institution of its kind.
SIN spite of reports to the contrary"
said John A. Hammersmith, after the
meeting last evening, "the club is as strong
and in as good condition as it ever was"
and this sentiment was heartily echoed by
the board.