The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06
SACRAMENTO SPORTING.
Boxing in the Athletic Clubs-Notes of In
terest to Wheelmen and Anglers.

Boxing in the Athletic Clubs-Notes Of In
terest to Wheelmen and Anglers.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 5.-Any
person who is in doubt concerning the IN
terest that is taken in athletic sports here
at present should visit the Sacramento
Athletic Club occasionally.
81 have never seen quite so much interest
exhibited in athletic matters as there is at
present since my connection with this in
stitution," said Instructor E. F. Barr OF
the Sacramento Athletic Club. ''The hall
is crowded every night with mem bers who
are assiduously practicing in their favorite
exercises. We expect TO have four-round
contest next month between Lyons and
Burchell, and both men will shortly go
into active training for the event. Lewis
Payne, who holds the welter-wait cham
pionship of the coast, will shortly give a
return match to Stewart Carter of the San
Francisco Olympic Club. This event will
probably take place in Fresno"
The Sacramento Club will hold ladies'
night some time in May. The exercises
will consist of horizontal and parallel bar,
Spanish rings club swinging, boxing
and wrestling bouts. Last evening a meet
ing was held to endeavor to arrange for a
society circus, similar to that held in San
Francisco. Participants in the latter have
affair a success. The proceeds will be de-
voted to fund for the erection of hand
some and convenient club building. There
is considerable talk of holding outdoor
games on the coming 4th Of July, but as
yet no definite arrangements or pro-
gramme have been formulated.
Boxing Instructor Johnson declares him
self ready to meet all corners in his class,
and an endeavor Will be made to arrange a
match shortly, but as he belongs to the
professional class, the encounter will not
take place under the auspices of the club
The interest in bicycle riding is con-
stantly ON the increase, and not a night
passes but parties of amateur riders may
be seen practicing in the grounds of
the Capitol building. Last Saturday Messrs.
Ennis, Miller and Shannon of the Sacra-
mento Athletic Club Wheelmen made
the run to Folsom, distance of twenty
two miles, in two hours. Returning they
left the latter place at I'm, arriving in this
city at 2:30 A. NJ. They had several excit-
ing brushes on the road with fellow club
mem bers who drove up in their buggies,
and fully demonstrated the superiority of
the wheel over the quadruped in the long
run.
Last Sunday there were several excur-
sions into the country by parties of lady
and gentlemen riders. 1t is the intention
of number of married couples to make
the run on their dykes to CORTLAND and
return, distance of forty-six miles, to-
morrow. Arriving they will be the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Runyon of that place.
A large number of outing parties have
been formed Tor excursions tomorrow, and
the lady contingent will go, clad in
boomers.
1t was agreed at the last meeting of the
S. A. G. w. to file application to become
league club, and every member of the an
mex must become league member.
AT the next meet of the Pelican Live
bird Club, Governor Budd, who is an en-
thusiast at the trap, has promised to par
ticipate and intends to pot as many birds
as he did legislative bugs. The Sacra-
mento Blue Rock Club has limited their
list of membership to twenty-five. They
already include many of the best shots in
the State and have but few vacancies to
fill. On the Dist inst. they will have
grand shoot at the Kimball and Epson
grounds. This will consist of: First, club
and practice shoot; second, 15-bird match;
third, 25-bird match; fourth event, 25-bird
match; SIS entrance, so, 80 and 20 per cent;
fifth event, a 50-bird team shoot, so, 80 and
20 per cent. Teams of six men, So entrance.
Open for any set of six men. This is ex-
pected to be one of the events of the sea-
son. There will be representatives from
the Spoonbill, Union House, Green Val
Dixon and other clubs. The last event
will be a 15-bird match; 81 entrance, 80, 80
and 20 per cent.
The Fish Commissions launch is en-
gagged in collecting licenses along the
river, and active preparations are being
made to establish a more efficient patrol
in the waters of the State for the protection
of the inny tribe. The owners of the great
dam in the American River at Folsom
have been notified that fish ladder must
be completed within thirty days or they
will have legal suit on their hands. For
years structure has prevented the vast
quantities of fish that yearly ascend the
American River from reaching their spawn
ing grounds,an they collected at the foot
of the dam in such numbers that the
guards and convicts found no difficulty in
capturing large quantities with an ordinary
dip net. The Fish Commissioners had an
interview with the Governor last week,
and his Excellency plainly informed them
that he fully expected them to protect fish
and game in all portions of the State and
that vacancies would occur
should they neglect their duties.
RUTHERFORD.
Cricket at the Presidfo.
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