The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-04
IT WAS NO CONTEST.
The Decision in the La Blanche
Mitchell Affair.
Several Persons Saw the Marines Letter from
sausanto-Other Evidence of Crook
edness Unearthed.

George la Blanche's record as pugilist
has ended in disgrace, and the " Marine
will. in all probability, never again appear
Ms IA principal in any irst-clasS contest in the
squared circle.
HIS last adventure has cost him the loss OF
his hard-earned reputation as fighter, and
the Directors Of the California Athletic Club
signifed last night. their disapproval OF his
action in the late contest by declaring the
match off. =
La Blanche and his seconds and trainers
will be excluded from the rooms Of the club,
but no blame is attached to Young Mitchell.
Tie latter will probably be cared for by the
club. At least. a resolution was passed IN
which it was provided that the question Of
compensation for training expenses would
be considered at some future day.
When the club met in open session last
night there was a large attendance Of men,
bers, and President Fulda presided Thomas
Riordan acted as counsel. La Blanche and
Mitchell occupied seats in front OF the
Directors, and the former was questioned
as before concerning the accusations set
forth. He merely entered general denial
as to the charges ofecrookedness, and reiter-
/ ated his former statement, that If any letter
| in MS handwriting could be produced lie
/ would make no further defense.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE.
Harry \. Morse. the detective, then ap-
peared with a formidable bundle of letters
| and kilograms from various Eastern men
| with whom he had communicated, and these
| he read, emitting in some Instances 10 make
| public the signatures.
Among thrm was letter from John
Cornish of Boston, vino wrote that he had
J.. seen letter from La Blanche, dated at
Sausalito, Cal, February 18th, in which he
| had said Bet all you can on Mitchell,
. and on the 10Th telegraph me how much
| Make the telegram read: L have bet so
| much on fight AMI l will understand" The
! letter was signed. George" and the reply
was to be directed to the Grand Hotel, in
| this CITY.
Mr.. Cornish declined to make known the
name Of the recipient of this letter, but his
/ statement was SubStantlated by a letter
! from Editor Cook of the Police News, who
asserted that he had also seen the letter and
| recognized it as authentic, because he was
familiar with La Branches handwriting.
! Mr. Cook also inelosed a proof-sheet of a
signed editorial which appeared in his paper
| on the 2Sth ult., in which he expressed him
! self in the strongest terms concerning La
! Blanche conduct in the contest.
| THE MARINES" OLD FRIEND.
He had, he said. been La Branches con-
| siStent friend at all times and had aided him
| by every means within his power, bat for
| the future lie could give him no word of ell
! enlargement
a report Of a private detective employed
| was also read, aud in 1t was developed the
| fact that Patsy Hogan had wired Patsy
! Sheppard some days previous 10 the fight, as
| follows: "Llehctim. Llechtim is the man"
| Inc first word, IL will be seen, IS Mitchell
| spelled in reverse. The detective reported
| that he called on Hogan TO ask his reason
! for sending TINS Telegram, and Hogan re-
! piled that he did 10 because he had gotten
| information Glow down" that convinced
him that La Blanche had arranged to go
! out.
Pm tell you something else, though. that
you fellows don't know" continued Hogan,
! and that Is that three days before the fight
| La Blanche entered into an agreement with
| three men for $500 from each 10 win. l then
| telegraphed Sheppard telling him that the
| first deal was off. When l saw the men en-
ter the ring on the night OF the night knew
that La Blanche was going to give them
| both the double cross"
MORE TESTIMONY.
Several more communications of a similar
nature were read, among them one from
| Pinkerton's New YORK agent, who sad that
Nat Goodwin had boosted in the Hoffman
House cafe that he had IAN inside tip from
Frisco" that Mitchell was to he the winner.
Good win had afterward denied this, but 1t
was known. that he had placed his money
against La Blanche.
MIR. Fuida then arose and asked if any
member of the club desired 10 make any
I statement. No one VOluD teefed, and Mr..
Fulda continued by saying that he was in
possession of certain facts that placed him
in position to know that certain members
could give valuable information. In fact,
some of the elub-men were the worst enc
mles of the organization, and it was proposed
to weed them out as rapidly as possible. This
statement was greeted with applause.
| The Directors then went into executive
session, and after an hour spent in close
consultation it was announced that resolu-
+ tion had been passed declaring the recent
/ Mltchell-La Blanche. affair mo contest"
and, stating that the question Of COmpensa-
ton for training expenses could be cOnsid.
erred at some future time. La Blanche and
his trainers were ordered TO be excluded
! from the elub-rooms in future.