The morning call., 1890-12-31
A GREAT BATTLE.
Who Will Referee the Dempsey
Fitzsimmons Fighta
Young Mitchell and La Blanche May Sign to
Fight in February Boxers
in Demand Here.

The California Athletic Club may make
an arrangement between Young Mitchell
and George La Blanche, with view to a
meeting between them in the month of Feb
ruary.
The sporting fraternity OF I this city,
especially the members of the California
Club, have been waiting for several months
Tor the opportunity of witnessing this con-
test, and there is no doubt that theIDirectors
OF the organization named will make q
strong bid for the match, which will precede
the Kilrain-Godfrey contest
Mitchell has been very unfortunate in the
way OF match making, and the club, which
is now negotiating with him. should not
lose sight of the fact that it is indebted to
the young Californian in more ways than
one, and little liberality in ac-
cording Mitchell the same courtesies it has
extended t0 foreign pugilists-may assist
very materially in strengthening member
sup which needs re-enforcemeuts about
now.
CONCERNING DEMPSEY.
The following letter from Galveston, Tex.
to New York paper, dated December
24th, gives some news concerning Dempsey
Jack Dempsey, the middle-weght champion,
who IS matched TO light Bob FitzsiHlIn0us for
$4,000 and the mdale-weight championship of
lsc noIIU IL Ddlu al WOTk tldlnllk dG lllS place.
L. L. Dodds, The President OF the Galveston
Athletic Club, has taken q great interest in
Dempsey, and is doing all In his power for the
champion. Sporting nen here are all worked up
over tho contest, and 1t Is expected the majority
OF The club members Will accompany Dempsey to
New Orleans and back him TO defeat LIE New
Zealander
Dempsey Is confident Of winning, and claims
that he has beaten better puglists than The New
Zeaand champion. Many sporting men believe
That FilZsimnions Will have considerable trouble
IN reducing himself to l54 pounds, as his regular
lighting weight In coudi lou 10 l67 pounds. IL Is
expected lilo hard work necessary for FitZsim-
mons TO reduce himself will weaken him. Demp-
sey could ngbt so lie claims, al 100 pounds, aud
he VIII have no tronbie IN reducing himself 10
the Galveston Athletic Club viii tender him
big reception. Dempsey Is put out over the tact
that II Is reported tliaI jack McAuiiife. the light
weight champion, who Is 10 second him. is going
to England. He claims that lie would sooner
have McAuiiffe behind him IN the ring than any
other man In America.
II Is reported here that Jimmy Carroll and
Tommy Danfor,h will second Fhzsimmons.
Dempsoy's principal anxiety Is over tie referee.
He Is afraid that The olympic Club may select
some one who, il he is not at least partial 10
Filzsimmons. may not thoroughly unders and
The rules. One of Dempsey's admirers i'll New
YORK has sent on 10 the Olympic Club asking
Them to select either Jere Dunn Or Frank Siev-
enson for referee, and II Is expected that tue
Olympic Club management may select one Or the
Other.
Dempsey claims that Gu. Tuthill of New York,
Who has been his hacker In many OF his lmpor-
tant battles, has notified him that he intends TO
bet from $4,000 TO $1,000 on tho result, aud that
lie has oiher admirers who VIII bet large sums,
and he Is eager for Jere Dunn aud Frank Steven
son 10 be Ieieree because he Is aware they Will
eve decision without lear or favor DEMPSEY
VIII stop here until a week previous TO the day
appointed Tor the light.
RIDING A HIGH HORSE.
Jimmy Carroll, the pugilist who was out
generated and defeated by Jack McAuliffe
at the California Club, is evidently riding
very high horse at New Orleans. He has
recently develOped into news correspondent
and many OF his letters are quite amusing.
especially to members of his profession.
who do not hesitate to say that Jimmy is
nursing very swelled head.
Carroll is also very DESTROYS of capturing
the title OF lightweight champion, and as
matter OF course he ignores all challenges.
of fighting Champion McAuliffe, who will
certainly whip him again and in quicker
urder il they should meet. Cunning Janrs
in one of his letters dictated to the clubs
what they should do to comsummate match
between himself and McAuliffe.
Il think" says he. "that the Olympic
Club of New Orleans or the California Club
OF San Francisco will give as large or nearly
as large purse for McAnliffe and myself
as Is now being given for FitZsimmOns and
Dempsey" There can be no unfavorable
criticisms cast upon Carroll because he has
made bid for big purse. All fighters are
looking for the same; but when the defeated
pugilist places himself on par with Demp-
sey and FitZsimmons. and actually believes
that the spsrtiDg public of America would
he as deeply interested in that contest as it
is in the international match at New Or
leans, it is time to say that Carroll needs
wet towel wrapped around his thinking box.
Sporting men of all classes look upon caput
indatum, especially IN fighter, as being
most dangerous complaint.
SEATTLE HAS IT NOW.
The dancing eraze has Struck" Seattle
On the 22d inst. contest for 500 and the
championship of America between Mike
Tracey OF New York and Jenny O'Neil of
San Francisco was decided in favor of the
former. The contest took place in the Ma
tional Iheater. and the conditions were
trials at dancing Irish Jig, real and horn
pipe. The event lasted one hour.
According to all accounts Dave Campbell
has been Toasted and treated royalty by the
aristocratic pug sportsmen of Portland, Ore
gon, since he defeated the poor unfortunate
learned how 10 put boxing gloves on his
hands.
The Olympic Club of New Orleans has ex
pended $1,000 in fitting up its amphitheater
for tue Dempsey -Fltzsimmons fight A num-
Der Of private boxes have been built to seat
six persons. and have already been sold for
500 each.
CHoYNsKTS NEXT MAN.
Possibly the man whom Joe Chnynski will
next meet within The ropes will be Jack
Perry, a heavyweight pugilist, who has
recently sprung into notoriety. OF him the
Sydney Referee says:
Jack Terry, The best allround athlete have
ever en-, is now In town. He called at the
Referee office on Tuesday morning and dropped
In AS II he had been born on the doorstep.
Jacks cool Gus, and SO they will all say when
they see him in the ring. He's down for light,
and Is open TO lake on Laing OF New Zealand
right away II he can find the needfui purse. He's
feet " inches In his stockngteet, loose butf.
and weighs IN condition II stone pounds. He
Is very quiet aid unobrrnsive young fellow,
and no one would pick him out Of The crowd a. a
fighter by his appearance, and yet he Is far and
away Inc quickest big man have ever seen on
his feet. He owns = lett hand that Will stop most
men.
Jimmy Carroll. who is the handler and
trainer of Bob Fitzsimmons, is very careful
that Jack Dempsey does not have chance to
"size up" the Australian. One would think
that it should be just the opposite and that