The sun., 1891-08-30
BRITISH BOXING CLUBS,
THE METHODS or THE PRINCIPAL
ORGANIZE ATOMS IN LONDON

Prociain,s Himscif champion = Hov
the Boxers Treated.
There nrc tfreo clhhs In London In which
boxing matches constitute tho grand atrae.
,ion. Thcy arc the Pelican. on Girnrd street.
the National in Covrnt Garden. and he Or.
monde. on Wandsworth road. hcyoni Black
Frnr Bridge. or over Tho W ter, na the loca.
ity Ia described by L,rd ncrs Tho Hebrew
residents OF tho city also have an organization
called the Victoria Cuo. but thev have not az
yet offered a purse OF any considerable size for
q pair OF boxers to contend for. aud arc not
near the cnss OF tho others.
The rclican has boon longest known as n pa.
tron OF the boxing game, and obtains its
revenue entirely from regularly elected mem.
brrs. most OF whom arc traders on tho stock
EXchange. No person who Is not member OF
tho club or tho guest Of meulber eau eet
within tho walls OF tho house. 1t was long
known as a social orsani alton. but n few
years ago became more wi loly prominent Ivy
Offering money 10 fighters of rcpute. When
tho boxing craze took. hold OF tho members
Ernest Wells and John Fleming were m lde
managers OF TINT department and they ran
tho business in great shane. 40 great that
jealousy between the couple crnpt In. and
Fleming stepped out an organized the Ma.
tional Club.
The Pelican members are NIL swclls. and
carry their customs OF dtess, at least. 10 the
ring side. for on the night OF any show IN the
club gymnasium nearly everybody wears q
dress suit. The members Of he club are not
assessed extra dues for purses The purses
como out OF an always ample treasury.
Fleming has mnde quito namo for the
National Club. in yew Of Its comparatively
short existence, He has been assisted in his
work by l."r,i Ionsdale and an OK ANA eur
mtddle-weicht Champion lame . Bat,crson
Lonsdale W.. ths m.n Fleming first won't to
to start the club in. II turned out that the
to convert It into tho finest room of tho kind in
London, and in fact. .actordh q to jim Gil.
members oi the National do moi retain all The
fun to Themselves. but morely holh on to nr-t
shoss pss,s Of tie house that ,hsy wt n.l
frlen,ls. intend to occupy; he general rnblic.
%sd Sr tsa 81 a Of ns a.
auditorium are 10 be had from private boxes
bsi. around ne Will no.", a." he,sht hs, Wo1
ThSss Jones srs nsaray Inc rst ss"a HsitsS; lon:
not nj. Tho d mand. NlemIers often hayeto
payer is satisfied. hut after that any deceut.
arncarinG citizen may enter.
Aue onS Is saes he oeoor eoe 'sS Cub NS S
L1ndon has hsnn to,d .nnt S!ayin Sdemand
SeeaMse AUS 'I he csn he Sa.ionai was !nsi mol 5ss IN
existence then, had refused % adm mlt Paddy 10
bons saSs that Tem"e. The manaeer nan @ ., dS bs
ssGai "a
capitalists who organized the club were TEN.
porarly ut . loss for man who was compe-
tent 70 successfully carry out matches. Elem.
sIn.e turned out 10 be oanable man, Tho
ing club" It is called. and auybody with the
Each Of the three organ zations has backing
enough to GUARANTEES lighters safety in the
ad 6ss rs nsns on
emo g them al the Time. despite the Obvious
an sd IL. yss s
tween them even exte ds to an organ E,r each.
sas pcn gSSg sSo o1a a s'Rs ns sns 81
iional s,'s. and the Licensed Viciaaiisrs NJ u"
ror stHndinE Tor sverythins the .'rmo .des do.
hay: hay, wha. they call = club nieht:" and is
men about town have made thsir rounds % ~ ths ths
ar. osn ese tsks sist Hss;
ssrar four or six rounds. or perhaps dozen or
X any r. the winner IS Drssty surs f 70 eisi%: sH
pG as ":i #: h; s d: osS: e.
Tor ,srely reach 500; and It I: g p0s tee Iqw
VIZ hsye some g kmsfic. With Droelsmsalsns s asas
The Boxers in ENGLAND are oil glad to sppsar
~ an established club. for It gives them. even
II defeated Q prestige that admits OF further
gains. II man has spared Al one Of the big
clubs, he can. for weeks after. "star" among
the many ublic houses Of London. whore box.
Ing is a nightly part OF the pl ogramme. and
q nob.in'," Is they cali II Moreover. man
sh"ncs to disuSs. OF OF lis tSffS1n o"fors, Rf @hlcs
the big clubs compel them 10 dis.
play. and by this sale. on the night
OF fight. contestant almost always takes in
training expenses an something more. Tho
clubs are very strict In regard TO rolors When
Ton Wall was training to meet BiI Goode. the
Iormer took It INTO his hend ~ 90 OF on lark.
He did not resppear until three days before
tho dato fixed for the contest. lie hal no
time to have colors male. but tho club no
!onRh, before made him show q white hand.
kerchiaf as an emblem.
The he boxers st are trea,ed good deal Ike cat.
made to ihem in thsir 'i seainss a' Sm{ 0ts tss
managers. who are subservienr in every case.
20 committee OF directors. On regular boz
Ing nights they must appear singly ana alone.
No man is allowed the companonship OF 4
second. Ihe clubs furnish tho seconds for all
bouts. and the boxers have TO he satisfied with
ne handlers into whose corner he ,Hlls When
no arrives at tho club the pOXer IL pushed into
Dig. railed-n compartment. or - chute" and
mere no must wait; with all the rest until his
nans Is called. When important match ssrs
~ the carpst. contest mt has the privilege
oi bringing i've friends. including seconds.