The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-08
SPORTING GOSSIP.
Plenty of Blood Shed at the
California Club.
Johnston and Pritchard Refuse to Fight in
America Unless in San Francisco.
Arrival of Dutch.

There was blood enough at the weekly
entertainment given by the California
Athletic Club last night to satisfy the most
hardened veteran of the prize ring. The
bouts were all short, only one exceeding
four rounds, but made up in activity for
what they lacked in duration.
The first was four-round go between
Bob German and Jack Howard, two local
aspirants for blood and fame. Howard
simply punched the other as he pleased.
The result was a badly disfgured nose and
q drmoralizsd eye for German and victory
for II ward.
In the second event there was surprise.
The contestants were Jack Hall and Tom
Brisland, both local scrappers. They lost
10 time in getting at each other. Hall led
twice and in return for the second he re-
ceIved smash on the jaw that sent him
down in Il heap. AS he essayed to rise he
caught it again under the ear and
counted out. Thirty seconds covered the
eutire time OF the contest
Joe Sullivan and Jack Hallihan, bantams,
fought four vicious rounds which ended in
a draw. Billy Woods and Charles Carroll,
tile latter from the Presidio, thumped each
other until the blood flowed like water at
Hayes banquet and then they called it "a
draw"
linen DOF hlHEs ZIG dlltuuhltu Tau lIOu
the Mission, and Ed COnley, one of the Bos-
ton job-lots recently imported, put on "A
brand-new pair of mits for friendly bout.
Il was very nice for couple Of rounds, and
then C0nley sent King Down with right
hand smash on the neck. He followed IL I'D.
knocking King down time after time until
stopped by the referee. COnIeY was TOundly
Kissed for his pans, and will leave on his
way to Boston to-day.
THEY LIKE CALIFORNIA
President Fulda Of the California Athletic
Club received a telegram yesterday from
Captain Cook Of Boston, in which it was
announced that he Is authorized to say that
ii either Fred Johnston or TED PTitchard
decide to come to America to fight they
would appear only at the California Club in
this city, and would fight nowhere else in
the United States. If such is the case it is
probable that an effort will be made TO match
Pntchard with FltZslmmOns, and Johnston
with George Dixon. The former, it is
feared, will demand too large purse, but
Dixon and Johnston will probably be salts
fed. with a reasonable sum.
Among the arrivals from Portland yester-
day was Dutch, the rover. He will train
on the Alameda side until the race on the
18th. En- route his shell was smashed in
the eXpTeSscaT, and he was compelled to
wire his partner, Stephenson, to send him
another.
1t is probable that the California Athletic
Club will arrange a match for Novem-
Der, between Alec Greggains and Reddy
Gallagher.
JOHNNY Griffin, the Brocton feather
weight champion, left the East Saturday for
California.
KILLING FISH WITH DYNAMITE.
Certain fishermen have been charged with
the use of dynamite in the killing Of
fish along the Marin County shore. 1t rs
claimed that they are in the habit Of anchor
ing their boats off Point Reyes and Dux-
bury Rect, and when there exploding
quantity of dynamite to kill the fish. Resi-
dents In that vicinity assert that they fire.
quently hear the explosions, and that they
know that by this means the fish are
brought to the surface and scooped in with
nets. Ii this be true it is a most fragrant
violation of the fish laws, and the State
Commission should lose no time in ferret
ing out The guilty parties and bringing them
TO justice.
THERE'S A HITCH SOMEWHERE.
There seems to be hitch in the proposed
International glove fight between Fred
Johnston and George Dixon. The Nj
tional Club Of London offered $500 for
Dixon ana Johnston to fight for, ana john