The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-27

81, thf, m ray Ia Blanche landed Nth bon, (eeig'
- The dHSlg6r tgiU be GiUen neTt Tuesday night.
to be expected, provided the Directors
finally conclude that the fight was, 10 their
.wuy Of thinking satisfactory. Men who
- square" sport can hardly be expected TO
remain IN an Organization that eaiers to a
gang i gamblers and Sure-th!ng manlpula-
tors although considering that an immedi-
= are resignation would mean TO them the
-. loss Of $50 or $40 Zee No honorable
sportsman would fancy in the least the
-" honor" OF being recognized and pointed
out on the street or elseW here as member
OF an organization that catered TO and sup
ported fake " f>tc contests. Such man
would most asSuredly prefer to sever his
e. connection with any such club or organiza-
lion that is run IN the interest Of money
makers.
THOSE WHO ARE NOT BLIND.
As previously stated, 90 per cent of those
: who witnessed the La Blanche-Mitchell
fight branded it as a downright iake-that
is so FAR as the defeated pugilIst was con-
Cerned.
= Some Of the Directors who were blinded
by the clouds OF gold dust kicked up by the
thought differently, and It would be ALSO
lutte foOlishness TO suppose that they would
think otherwise under the existing C0ndl-
ton OF financial affairs.
What fund Of amusement club mem
bers can derive from the following extract
from the conditions under which the sigma
lures OF puglllSts appear who enter into con-
tracts at the California Club, VIZ: The
contest must be to the satisfaction Of the
referee and Board of Directors, otherwise,
etc, etc, etc, ETC., etc"
First the referee. Who is he? Referee
. interpreted means an official who is sup
posed 10 be an authority on any matter he
IS practically COnverSant with, and fttingly
qualified 10 decide questions of dispute that
may Happen TO arise among the contending
: parties.
THE REFEREE.
-.. The referee appointed by the California
Cluh sLouid-ff experience teaches-iind no
difficulty IN rendering decision on the last
and first contest OF the season given by the
California Club, and his individual opinion
sh, uld have been announced to the club I'M
. lueQIatelY following the exhibition. The
Directors who, by the way, are in the
major part gamblers themselYeS-if their
testimony at recent meeting can be ac-
cepted as Teliable-COuld meet in session
after judgment had been rendered and either
: vote 10 discharge the umpire" on the ground
OF incumpetency or approve Of his award as
2 being based on good judgment.
In ali 5Imes that are governed by men
Whose ann Is 10 pOpulaTlZe paStime that
. /, palrouZed by spoTtsmeu in the true sense
-0l t.r term q referees decision Is never
questioned. In fact il IS always loo ked upon
a. tlal If the referee who was supposed to
DECIDE. Tie Istic contest of astF riday even
Ing, passed III his judgement to the Dlrec-
tors. at the finish of the fiascO, it is doubt
. Jul II there IS a clause IN the clubs rules
which says that it must be kept secret from
the members until the board feels disposed
to make it public.
- A SCREAMING FARCE.
w hat a farce? An honorable board of
Officers that is appointed by the sutferanee
.ot a sporting public to conduct the affairs OF
q. club IN the most honorable manner posi-
: Die, and above all means to discourage gam
bling, IS discovered SHINING, and what sins
::they are? This is the honorable board that
will decide on Tuesday evening next the
:: future Of the California Club, i. e., whether
X: it will be an Institution run by gamblers, in
the interests of their own ilk, or supported
by gentlemen who love honest and fairly
conducted sport
If 1t should happen on next Tuesday even
ing that the Directors Will not have suffi-
. Client documentary proof to find NJ. George
"a Blanche guilty Of hU0dwjnking the club
IS that to be accepted as a reason why the
contest must be declared go?
-. STRONG EVIDENCE.
!. CiTcumstantiai evidence, without further
~testimcny, ought TO be sufficient in itself to
: convict the pugiistie suspect of an act
(which very materially injured The prosper
lily the CLUB was enjoying prior to its last
dstic entertainment.
Should La Blanche and his cohorts sue
ceed IN gaming point, which would be
= most assurediy fatal to the club, is it not
reasonable TO suppose that the same game
would be practiced by others who are look.
Ing loT The money and not the fame that is
attached 10 professional 6Sticuffs? La
-Blanche's schemes have gone Widecast
= Ihe evidence that now pours in from all
parts OF the country in the shape of tele-
: grams and letters ought TO be sufficient to
c0yince the most skeptcal that THE Ma.
Ilne" fought 10 lose the game. The future
.. takers VIII be better guarded in their plans,
and certainly If the last contest cannot be
Judged as 1rouar!ent on the part of one OF
the contestants, the question might be asked
how are the honorable Board of Director:
to discover the bedrock of the next 'littlt
game" that will be played on the gulls who
must now pay handsomely for fake
fights.
OPINIONS IN THE EAST.
The following special dispatch to the
GlObe-Democrat from Boston, Mass, dated
February 2lst, will be found interesting:
The fight between Young Mitchell and George
Ia Blanche, which toOk place at the CaIforni;
Cub last night, was one OF the bigges
t. fakes" that has ever been perpetrated on any
CLUB. AS lar as is known, Young Michel wa!
evidence that 1.-THE Marine" took his own
Knockout according TO an agreement he made
WIN prominent Colorado sporting man. La
BlancLes Boston friends received lip from
'ibe Marine" that lie was going to 90 out and
let Dung Mitchell win, and but for their receIy
ing warning from another source they would
have dropped several thousand dollars.
February 11th the Marine wrote the Colorado
man from his training quattersat Sausallto Cal,
the following letter:
iset all you eau on Mitchell, and on February. %
90 telegraph me how much money you have on Wore
your telegram this way: Il have SO much money OF
the fight" and will understand.
In some way The fact that the Marine had sold
himself TO gamblers leaked out 10 this city, anC
there were several persons that knew that last
tuesday Tie match was not 10 "be on the level
aud They got several bets by giving odds of 81 sc
10 SlOO on Mitchell. Some OF the earliest back
grapned LA Blanche asking him now they woTld
bet but lie did not send them any answer. So
they did not wager any money
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