The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-28
THE FIELD
OF SPORT.
Slow Wagering on Dempsey and
FitZsimmOns.
Occidental Coursing Clubs Annual Meeting.
Dry Weather for Ducks-Rihe-Shoot-
ing-Hand-Ban Contests

Owing to the holidays sporting during the
week has been very quiet The pugilists
are beginning to right about face for this
city, and in a few months San Francisco
will be as well represented by the short
haired Maternity as it was year ago.
Quail and duck shooting are in full blast,
and although the latter has fallen behind It's
regular mark this year, the devotees Of the
sport live in hopes of enjoying good shoot
ing before the season expires.
Hand-ball and foot ball are becoming
quite popular pastimes. Both games are
thoroughly invigOrating and only the
healthy athlete can enjoy them.
CourSing will begin with the first of the
new year by meet of the Occidental Club
at Newark.
THE RING.
a Professor of Boxing Wanted-Dempsey
and Fitzsimmons.
Betting to any great extent has not yet
begun at New Orleans on the Dempsey
Fitzsimmons fight. Opinions on the result
are very much at variance in this city, and
when the date of the encounter draws near
the odds on either side will be small Demp-
sey's friends will stand by him in the betting
market. FitZsimnous has number of
staneh supporters here who will play him
strong, and according to the present outlook
he may sell slight favorite when the time
comes for gambling. He will have advan-
tages in his favor which no pugilist whom
Dempsey has defeated could boast of, and
these are length of reach, height and clever
ness. Seldom has a pugiist been found of
Ftzsimmons' height WHO could enter ring
under the middle weight limit without i'm
pairing his constitution.
The australian must carry weak spot
somewhere; and il the American champion
viii fail to discover 1.-The hidden secret"
which other pugilists prospected for with
. out success, then Australia can claim the
title mich has been for SO many years held
by America. The gloves which will be
worn. by the pugilists will be reconsideration
worthy of taking special notice of. Accord
ing to the agreement signed by the lighters.
fiye-ounce gloves are mentioned; but accord
ing to men who are in way OF hearing
many things that are kept from the public's
ear, both Fitzsimmons and Dempsey have
mutually agreed to contest with three-ounce
gloves The smaller the mittens the better
will be the chances of Dempsey, although
Carroll. who is the confidential adviser OF
FilZslmmgns,- announces openly that his man
can do the best execution with the smallest
gloves than can be worn. Unless the authorl-
ties interfere it can be safely said that the
gloves will be few ounces lighter than the
articles state.
Joe Coburn, Who died recently, was some
what of figure in billiards. Speaking of
the old-time pugillst the sporting editor OF
New York paper says:
The last time / saw him. a year ago, this yel-
low-skinned athlete, who looked rather Hebraic
than HiberDian, WAS shorter and thinner than of
old. The FIRST time l saw him was back In the
sos, when lie wds resident of the Nineteenth
Ward. There was plety in The family, for his SIS
ter taught Sunday school IN the Gu urch OF ST.
John the Evangelist. Joseph afterwaEd made
his headquarters at the National, billiard room
kept on Third avenue by dark little Ricardo. 1t
was there, years later, that Maurice Daily played
Ills Il ST match, by which lie secured the first suit
Of clothes that perhaps be ever earned.
Having professional billiard player for a
partner, CobnTD, during the dispute between the
North and South. gave vent TO his patriotism by
contributing soldiers TO lne North, which al that
time was paying and Iepaying bounties. He
took hand in The troublous billiard times in
San Francisco in 1870. but there is truth in
the report that lie threw ball at Rudolphe while
he was coDtendng in Platts Hall for the cham
plonship. Nobody threw anything at the freak.
a man named Dobson picked a ball from the
table and tossed II up into The air. reporter
who had a spite against Coburn ieegraphed that
the amateur Juggler was he.
AT tile A>tor billiard-room on the night in
1869 when Daily was fresh and GoldIhwait
warmed" him by 1900 to $40 In match for
5000 GsbuFn held a bet between Chris UCon-
I'D The munger of the room. He had not
selected for stakeholder. He simply
bar. Probably he paid 1t over after the event
was decided, but neither bettor, as winner,
would have cared to say word to him about ii
had lie not done so. These things were looked
upon as jokes by his especial SET. Their lives
and his were by no means models, but there have
been much worse.
Now that the Olympic Club is without
boxing instructor that can handle the heavy
and middle weight pupils, many of whom
are well advanced in the science of manly
art, It seems rather out of place that the
club must look to far-away England for a
professor to fill Jim Corbett's place. when
there are good and capable men in this
country who would willingly accept of the
vacant office. 1t is in fact unnecessary to
say that an Instructor OF boxing of the
Olympic Club must be man qualified for
the position and, indeed, although there are
several tirst-claSS teachers in this country
there are comparatively few of them fitted
for the situation, for the very reason that
the Office requires a man to be temperate in
his habits. attentive to his duties and oblig-
ing to his scholars and superiors. II is
doubtful. even in gentlemanly England, if
There are many professional boxers who can
be found to fill the office under the rules,
which must be complied with by instructors
of boxing of the Olympic Club.
The Secretary of the club, William E.
Holloway, has just returned from visit to
England and reports that at the present
time the professional boxers are touring the
country and making considerable money.
Although he made several inquiries among
the leading athletic organizations for a
= competent teacher, he failed to make any
arrangements. According to the present
outlook it is quite probable that the club
will choose an instructor from among the
army of boxers in America, and if salts
factory arrangements could be made with
the clubs old teacher, Professor Watson,
probably better selection could not be
made. Watson may come a hit high. but
there is no questioning the fact that lie has
turned out many of the best boxers of the
present age in this country and in England.
This is recommendation which speaks for
itself.
Dave Campbell, the pride of the Oregon
pugilists, boxed a would-be fighter named
Sullivan last night. The latter cannot fight
little bit. but then 1t is just this kind of
game that the brave Campbell is always on
the lookout for. He should redeem himself
by fighting and being whipped by some good
man.
The fight between Andy Bowen and Aus
tin Gibbon, which will take place on March
9th. at the Audubon Club, New Orleans
should be a first-class display of science ant
pluck. The pugilisfs are clever and gamy
fellows.
In answer to the query concerning thu
colored heavyweight champion, Peter
Jackson: The latter met w. Farnan twict
In Australia; Farnan won once, and the mex
meeting ended In a draw.
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