The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-12
A TEST ARRANGED.
George A. Knight and W. w.
FOOte to Talk to a Finish.
California Club Directors Delig htsd Over the
Match-Details of the Preliminaries.
To-Day's Races.

The California Athletic Club. it is re-
ported, after discussing very fully the
recent prohibtive edct issued by the
authorities against any further slogging
matches to a finish for prizes. have arrived
at the conclusion that the only course now
left open to them is to Immediately give a
test exhibition and then fight the case in
the courts.
They fully realize that if the club intends
to continue in existence there must be
regular monthly contests to finish, just
as in the past. Then the subscriptions will
once more pour in, provided the club is
victorious over the law. If defeated, the
club will naturally at once disband, for if
there are to be no more contests to finish,
not single member will care to remain on
Its books.
This immediate test having been resolved
upon, the next question was, Who should
be the testers? OF course there are any
quantity of opium and cigarette pugilists
who for few dollars and the support in
court of the club would be delighted to
offer themselves in that capacity. They
would be sure of few square meals, and if
acquitted would be considered heroes,
while the martyrs halo would hang over
their heads if convicted.
AN INSPIRED DIRECTOR.
But the club desires to have only the very
best quality OF testers, the cream of skim
milk, as it were. The star pugilsts, those
of them who have not left the city, set too
high value on their precious hides to care
risking Imprisonment, and the considera-
ton of engaging them had to be discarded.
The club Directors were in somewhat Of
quandary when gifted brother happened
to read the report of George Knights
speech at the club last Wednesday evening"
The burning words of the prize-figh ter's
champion we're:
Ii any sycophantic persons interfere
with the rights of the club. by the eternal
God, Foote and will fight" [Cheers. tears
and applause.l
by the eternal God, Foote and 1 will
fight! Foote and | will fghtw repeated the
Director. More tears and applause.l
LET 'EM FIGHT.
I" By the living jingo. have it, gentle
men," said the Director to his brethren.
Wen Lave 'em fight. They offer to do SO
and SO let's match them to talk to finish
for bit of jewelry.' III a knock out is
brutal and prohibited by the police, how
much more cruel it will be for two trained
tongue artists to meet in a contest for
supremacy? 1t Is the essence OF brutality
and should cause the immediate arrest Of
the principals, seconds, club Directors and
spectators. We have already paid them
$500 apiece to talk for us, now they offer to
tight, SO | say let's match them. Ii they are
arrested they can argue tue case out in
court and L think it's great scheme all
round"
Bully for you, old boy," yelled back the
other Directors. You're a genius. All
those in favor Of matching them say aye.
The ayes have it. The match is made"
S aid President Fulda.
Now" continued he, Il propose that
Foote shall recite in full all he knows about
the Blythe case, including all the speeches
he has made and the questions he asked the
witnesses, together with their answers.
Knight shall tell Of all the offices he tried
TO get and didn't, and shall go over all his
stump speeches during the past campaigns
advocating his claims to election. Knight
shall have to listen to all that Foute mas to
say and Foote shall listen to ali that Knight
speaks with his tongue. The first man that
leaves the ring loses, as, OF course, does the
one that dies first
REFEREED BY PHoNOGRAPHs.
''As it would be unjust to ask Hiram
Cook, our official referee. TO act in the
match number Of monographs shall act
in Cooks place. Wen invite Captain
Douglass and give him front seat, and il
he doesn't arrest both of them inside of an
hour my name is Mud Fulda. There's our
test case at once and L must congratulate
my brother Director on his brilliant IDEA.
What battle it will be. knight is SO
determined. He says by the eternal God
he'll hghtP | didn't know that lie ever
swore. But / think he's long winded, and
here's little fifty that says he wins" The
bet was quickly taken by Foote man.
In Il few days the date Of the test case
will be made public,
To-DAYS TRoTTING RACES.
The trotting races to be held at the Bay
District track are attracting much attention
among the local h0rsemen, and will, no
doubt, draw out a large attendance. c. S.
Crittenden, Superintendent Allen of the
Southern Pacific Cable-car service and Cap
tain Lambert have consented to act as
judges, so that it is an assured fact that the
public's interests VIII be fully protected.
The first race will be called at 2 80 o'clock.
In the second event. in which the 40 class
performers are entered, there is great
rivalry between La Siesta Ranchs Mar
aquita and John Green's Easter, and the
race Will be hot one from end to end.
THE CHARGES SWORN TO.
j. Downey Harvey, Secretary of the Fish
commissioners, states that Deputy Fish
Commissioner Tunstead, who recently
made charges to the effect that some of the
other deputies were acting Illegally has
sworn to list of the said charges before a
notary public, and has filed them with him,
the Secretary. They will be considered as
soon as Commissioner Reuter- returns to
the city, and a telegram has been sent him
informing him Of the filing of the charges.
Commissioner REUTER- is now at Lake Ia