The morning call., 1891-09-17
FIGHTING MEN.
Guessing the Winners of Next
Weeks Battles.
An Attempt to Arrange Series of Contests
Between San Francisco and New York
Amateur Boxers.

On the 23d inst. the Occidental Club men,
bers will be treated to a scientific exhibit
ton of isticuffs which they may never have
an opportunity of witnessing again. The
contestants will be Young Mitchell the Pa
cifc Coast champion middle-weight, and
Reddy" Gallagher. boxing instructor of
the Denver Athletic Club.
Notwithstanding the many rumors con-
cerning Gallagher's reckless systemof train
ing, sporting men can rest assured that tie
auburn-haired boy will enter the ring in a
condition which will please the most critical.
Gallagher, according to report, has never
engaged in fight to finish, but enough
has been seen of him in bouts of limited du-
ration to satisfy betting men that he is a
mighty good man to gamble on
LITTLE TO BE SAID OF MITCHELL.
OF Young Mitchell there is little to be
said. He received his principal teaching
from Professor Walker Watson. an instruc-
tor who has turned out more good boxers in
this country and England than any other
man who has ever taught the art OF self
defense.
Mitchell is unquestonably one Of the
cleverest boxers. lie is not of size to
compete with men in the middle-weight
class, but as a welter- weight he can more
than hold his own with any puglllSt IN the
wcrld.
His remarkable battle in Australia with
B0land, when but a mere lad, is IN Itself
enough to prove that the young Californian
is possessed of very game qualities, and
these combined with good Judgment and
cleverneSS should land him a victor against
any man of his size and weight.
The fight will be well worth seeing and
taking into consideration the qualities of the
frr, .IV,f Of NrIuKr-
the odds should taYor Mitchell but very
little.
A GOOD FIGHT PROMISED.
committee from the Pacific Athletic
Club visited Woods and Davis yesterday
and reported last evening that the pugilists
are in the very pink of condition and that a
contest worth seeing would take place Oh
Monday evening next.
Davis is still the favorte with sporting
men of this city on account of the very good
showing he made with Joe ChOynski. East
ern men who have seen Woods box predict
an easy victory for the Denver lad, who
they say is clever and terribly hard
puncher.
1t may be that Woods will prove mo re
tricky boxer than the Omaha heavy weight,
but enough has been seen of Davis here to
convince local sports that he is furnishing
hitter and as game man as ever entered
under ropes.
enough hard punching will be witnessed
while it lasts to satisfy the members who,
with few exceptions, join fistlc club to
witness good stiff punching in preference to
a genteel exhibition of the manly art, ac-
counting for the decadence Of somo clubs.
NOT VERY LIKELY.
It is not very probable that New York
clubs will send class of representative
boxers to this Coast to compete against
olympic Club amateurs in proposed tour
nament which, if satisfactory arrangements
can be made between San Francisco and
New York amateur clubs, will take place
here about January.
The Olympic Club has been negotiating
with Secretary Sullivan OF the Amateur
Athletic Union with a view Of holding a
series of contests in this city between the
champion boxers of New York aud San
Francisco.
Vice President Rix of the Olympic Club
stated in letter to the Secretary OF the
Amateur Athletic Union that If ten men
would be sent here from New York to COM
pete in the tournament the Olympic Club
would pay one-half OF their railroad fares,
their entire expenses while here would be
betrayed and the prizes would be handsome
and valuable.
NO ANSWER AS YET.
An answer from Secretary Sullivan has
not as yet been received, but the following
article. which recently apDeared IN the
New York sun. speaks for itself:
II the California championships do not clash
with the Eastern meeting there Is no reason to
believe that Mr. Rix can fix things when he comes
OIL IN October. His offer Is guile liberal, bui lie
Will have 10 raise lh- ante with The boxers. The
Manhattan Atheic Club or New York Athletic
Club would gladly send men without cOn-idera-
ilon, hut, unfortunately. champion boxers are
members OF clubs which cannot afford the lux
ury OF sending men 5000 miles, even II only at
hali-price. Then the terms Of the boxers them
selves must be net. Ii is almost certainty
they VIII not 20 unless 'dere's sOmethlu' In Ii fer
u.s. MIR. RiX may receive some rude shocks TO
his idea of amateur sport when he begins nego-
tiatOns.
Jimmy Carroll. the light weight. and Billy
Myer Will fight 10 finish on November 17th
in the New Orleans Athletic Club. Carroll
will do nearly all his training here.
MATCHED AGAINST WALL.
dispatch was received from London on
the 9Th inst. by New York sporting jour
nal stating that Billy Mccarthy, the Aus
tralian pugilist who was defeated by Greg
gains at the Occidental Club, was matched
to fight Toff Walt at the National Sporting
Club for $1,000 side. The battle will take
place in the latter part of October.
Henry Peterson, the oarsman, has began
to train for his race with Dutch at the Co.
lumbia boat-house. He will be locked after
by Harry Hodgkss Of Boston.
Pat Killen, the heavy weight. is matched
to fight Bob Ferguson in Chicago on October