The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-12
KILRAIN VS.. GODFREY
1a1e Is the Favorite in the Few
Wagers Yet Made.
oossETT BETS ON THE BLACK,
- Yieht Comes on Tomorrow NIGHT
Dlxoa-willis Match Promises to
Be Easily Arranged.

az FRAxcrsco, March ll.f-Special. l-yerv
mis- betting IL being done on the Kiirain- God.
ny contest The few bets that have been made
e below 500. All have been made in the pool
focms, but as yet the booksellers have estab-
Iisbed no actual market There seems 70 be
noro Kiirain money than Godfrey money. Yes.
nfday an admirer Of Kilrain laid 500 to SIS.
Witch was snapped up by Charley Stencil, Jim
Cebett's hacker. who is ready to take all he can
- 81 the short end. Since this bet only about
IN has been bet, with odds varying from slo0
s 10 to 500 to $75, with tendency toward the
hflef figures Corbett's tip to his hacker Il
bosed on his experience with KiIrain At New
orls M year ago. Reports from the East
3 b answer to number OF In
oulrles are that there Is no betting
/ 6uine on there. Among the kilograms received
q the following from well-known Eastern
moftlng men Harry Bannigan. the Denver
0oftipg man, telegraphs: sNo betting In Dem
" yet One bet On Kiirain at $l0O to ss0'.
oocg4e II. Morgan, OF New York, telegraphs:
1 10 betting on the Kilrain-Godfrey match vet.
Opinions differ Another telegram from En-
n1ht 4 Co., Covington, KY, says: "No odds
nootcd here on the fight We think Kilrafn viii
= alight fayorite" Larry Kelly, of Boston.
~ also tclegraphed to a friend in this city that
- befting is ing on at the Hub, although
~ + the home OF Godfrey. By tomorrow. how
~, betting will no doubt be brisk, az Kilrxin's
61uirors are very anxious to get in at the small.
- Odds. They are not likely to take any
e1nnees OF getting good money on Godfrey ON
u6Hening of the contest
~ Etlrain and Jim Hall were Sat home" to
= G11M party of society people last night
oIn1stD two boxers have been training at the
- 1leral parties OF the more speedy class of
people have been organized for the pur-
fo4naking visit to the training quarters
4OoWO men, but all efforts to gain admission
49, uainfng-room were unSpcceSsful. Null
t6D1ed not finished training Kil.ain, and be
- noe desire to be interfered with
fG1aday, however, having got his man
~ xnidoon decided that it would not be ont Of
l1nce TO allow kiirain to receive" Accord.
hgl3, Kilrain and Hall were dressed in their
~ suib Of clothes and ut O'Clock party of
hdies and gentlemen were received, Muldoon
er1tue - mnster OF ceremonies, while Joe Harris
fgioemed the duties of butler. Kilrain and
lnn furnished considerable amusement BY box.
6nded the entertainment with songs and niano
ecumpaniments Hall showed himself to be
eg1eea musician, aud sang and played very well
1ho prospects OF q match between George
DHon and Abe Willis grow more favorable
esory day. Last Tuesday week President Fuda
ut telegram to Captain Cook, of Boston, re-
tlxons consent to match for $500. Tom
S0KOurke, Dixon's hacker when shown the fele
grim By Cook, replied that he would not be able
"a %a I, any arrangements with the California
IsU club, which has offered $1,000 purse
y Dixon and Mccarthy, and 10 trying to
Edg the police, who are determined
4 that city. The managers 81 the
my club have promised to post money guar
anfy that the men will not be molested, but the
hep eRin,on in Troy Is tina. ;.t the police will
QNourke says he does not want to take any
o.nces. He has promised Captain Cook that II
Il . not positively assured inside of week that
re Will be no interference he will accept the
diornia clubs offer. Dixon is in splendid
dltlon, and Willis would need but little
inning. 40 he Is now In fine at for his ten
md set-to on Friday night, so that II Dixon
puld not get his assurance from the Troy club
few deys he will be able 70 come to San
1nncisco, and In another ten days be ready to
on Of al and resident s iRs sss ssa
aope OF getting the match on for April. Should
- TAIL, he says the club is not likely to have an
April entertainment.
The directors Of the California club have post
poned the election OF new officers, which was to
have taken place ON Friday night. until some
Time In April. The reason o6icially given for
the pOstpOnement In that the club will be tho
busy with the Godfrey Kiirain and Willis
Rochelle matches on Friday night to attend
70 election matters. Considerable disappoiut-
things are going, and It would not surprise any
one, not excepting President Fulda, should 4
big row between the ofiicers and members be the
outcome. The developments in the LaBlanche
case, which showed plainly the hand of several
d the directors, followed by the SO assess
nent, form the principal cause OF trouble. The
old board OF directors il anxious to retire from
once with everything squared on the books"
md II 10 said upon pretty good authority that
he assessment was levied for that particular
purpose, and that In order to gain time In which
to get this amount in hand the directors decided
% postpone the election for one month
The finances of the club have caused Q great
al Of trouble In the past, and promise TO do
min the future unless some system shall be
edopted by the new board Of directors BY which
0enembers. who II must be remembered are
eockholders, can be advised at any time as to
- he club stands There are members who
~ 1eir dues and have no fault to find so long
~ are given some entertainment every
nooo. but most of the members believe they
~ untitled to at least regular and business
use financial showing. The election viii not
g peaceful as II was at first expected to he.
Everyone agrees that the nominees on the new
ucket are good men, yet an effort Is being made
g telnstate q number of the present officers of
ne club. A petition is going the rounds asking
m pledges from the members to vote for the
opposition ticket, but Ii met with little success,
owing to the fact that it originated with the
omcers OF the present board, who cannot expect
much support after the recent exposure. A ma
prily OF the GOO members are satisfied with the