The morning call., 1890-12-16
SPORTING EVENTS.
The Match Between COrbett and
Slavin Ratified.
articles of Agreement Which Will Govern
the Dempsey.Fitzsimmons Matoh-The
Champion Pool-Player.

The California Athletic Club Directors
met last evening and ratified the recently
proposed match between Slavin and Cor
bett.
Both fighters have agreed that the pro-
poSal made to them by the club in the way
of purse and other matters is satisfactory,
and that tie contest can be arranged to take
place in the months of April or May next
The inaugural opening of the club, since
fstic exhibitions ceased, will take place in
January with scientific contest between
Danny Needham and an unknown vet TO be
named. An epdeavor will be made to get
Austin Gibbons, but if the attempt should
prove failure the club has one or two men
in its minds eye, either of whom will not
fail to give good account when called upon
for duty.
THE SECOND CONTEST.
The second exhibition which Will be given
by the club in the new year should be the
most interesting event in the line of fistic
sports ever witnessed in this city. 1t will
be meeting between Kilran and Godfrey.
The latter has given the old club members
an opportunity of seeing him at his best.
and although he failed TO reach the goal a
successful competitor, he nevertheless made
favorable impression on the best judges
of pugilistic art by retiring from the fray
when he had fund that his opponent
was his master. Godfrey met and
was defeated by the sable pugilist
Peter jackson, who has yet to meet his
master. Notwithstanding the fact that
number OF people are thoroughly satisfied
that jackson would not be in it against the
demon. little Patrick Francis Slavin, who,
since his victory over the Californian, Joe
McAuliffe. has discovered his 'front.' name,
thereby giving precedence and title to the
more fashionable cognomen which steps in
between the saint and the pugilist.
PETER WILL BE HERE.
Peter Jackson will soon be here, and the
question now debated by the Directors of
the California Club is, Whom can we pit
against the colored champion John l..
Sullivan's name has been mentioned as one
of the few who might give good account
of himself before the Australian phenome-
non, but tile many obstacles which have
sprung up within The past six months, that
would very materially interfere with the
contamination of a bout between these two
shining lights in fistiana, have set the CLUB
TO thinking, aud the general belief Is that
the prospects OF meeting between John
and Peter are very slim at present,
STILL IN DOUBT.
Although Slayin has cabled his willing
ness to meet Corbett in this city and the lat
ter has consented to fight him according to
the terms proposed, there still turks in the
minds of the Directors of the club present
II
Be that as 1t may, should either COrbett or
Slavin find loophole to crawl out of when
the time has come for final business, Jack
son VIII be here to accommodate the man
VINO IS willing to fight, and there is very
little doubt but that the purse which has
been offered TO Slayin and Corbett will
satisfy Peter. The choice between the men
II is safe to say, will scarcely be objected to
by the latter, as he has time aud again
stated that either Corbett or Slavin could
a match when a " aS for
gagement
DEMPSEY AND FITZsMMoNs.
The following is copy of the articles of
agreement which will govern the fight be-
tween Dempsey and Fitzsimmons al New
Orleans on January l4th next, viz:
We, the undersigned, John L. Dempsey of
PORTLAND, Oregon, aud Robert Fiizsimmons OF
New Zealand, do hereby agree TO engage in a
glove contest to hnish, Marquis of Queens
leans. ON the night OF January IA, 1891 at
O'Clock sharp, for purse of Twelve hou sand
ceiye eleven thousand dollars (S1l .o00l, and the
loser the sum OF one thousand dollars $1,000
The said contest 10 be with fve-ounce gloves
Official timex Keeper TO be selected by the club.
The contestants reserVing the right OF selecting
one tlme,kee' er each 10 represent them.
The referee 10 be selected by the club. subject
10 the approval oil the SAID John L. Dempsey and
Robert fitzsimmons. Both men TO weigh-in five
minutes before the call OF time at The ring side
Neither one 10 weigh over or above one hundred
and hity-four pounds (l54 pounds). To guarau-
tee our good faith In carrying out line above both
as 10 weight and appearance at Tie proper time
and place, We each hereby agree TO post a forfeit
of one thousand dollars $1,000 In the hands OF
The officers OF The Olympic Club on or before No
vember 20, 1890. II is understood that should
either one of US fail to appear In the ring or weigh
over 154 rounds, the one doing shall forfeit 10
tue other Tie amount of his deposit.
ROBERT fITZSIMMoNs,
JOHN L. DEMPSEY.
Witnesses-James +. Carroll, Charles H. Clute
As will be seen by the above the size of
the mltteDs must have been satisfactory to
Dempsey, who will train at beautiful sea-
side resort within ten hours'ride of the place
In which lie will dispute the question of
flstc superiority with his Australian oppo-
nent.
On the 9TH of January special car. under
the management of little Willie Vice, will
leave this city for New Orleans. Several
members of the California Club have signi-
lied their willingness to go South in the
above conveyance to see the great middle
weight fight.
A CHANCE FOR MITCHELL.
A cable from London, dated December
9Ih, to New York sporting paper reads:
In reply to the cablegram of the California
Athletlc Club to put up purse for Young
Mitchell OF the Pacific Slope and Teu Prtchard
Mitchell Of Cardiff, With whom he Is matched,
he Is going 10 fight Jack Burke for $500 side
after he mas met Burke, win or lose. he will fight
Young Mitchell for $500 side and purse in
California.
FIFTEEN-BALL POOL.
j. Malone, the champion fifteen-ball pool
payer OF the world. gave an exhibition be-
fore the members of the California Club
last evening. He astonished some of the
local expert billiardists by his really clever
plays. This evening he will give an exhi-
bition at McCleery's billiard-rooms.
John Ready writes that he will fight
Thomas Gillen, who claims the title of
12o-pound champion pugilist, either with or
without gloves. Neither of the men are
pugilists of any note.