The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-01
ON THE BLACK LIST.
George La Blanche, the Marine,
Covered With Infamy.
~ END or HEAVY PURSES.
1o6Ay Gallagher Declines TO Fight Jim
Mall-Tryins to Match Msber :.
and Andy Bowen.

aAr FRANcIsco, Feb. 26.-The DAYS of
~ purses for pugilists are past, If the
el1be are to have anything to say in the
s natter. The California, Olympic and
{ Audubon clubs have come to an under
sanding by which they will not hereafter
encourage the fancy prices that have pre-
dominsted for several months. The Cali
fnrria Club will hereafter be conducted on
= more economical basis and one of the
mi steps taken by the incoming board of
iirectors will be to bear the pug mar.
Nj The clubs will not stand any more
rumbugging from pugilists.
One Of the rules of the California Club
s3iiIl be to blacklist all pugilists who have
1T dealt fairly with the club, and If any
nneilist afterwards accepts q match with q
k1acklisted man he will also be trea ted
! Ikewise. La Blanche will be the first to
s IS on the blacklist of the California Club.
I ma it il likely that the New Orleans club
viii also bar him.
Del Hawkins has refused an offer from
re California Club for ten-round 20
viii Abe Willis for April. Hawkins says
~ DO Is still sore from the punching he
~ from Danny Mahoney and would not
r abls to get into condition by April.
During the past two weeks Mr.. Charles
Y Nocl, president of the Olympic Club, New
0r3sans, has been trying to arrange
mstch between Billy Maber, the newly
arrived Australian lightweight, and Aus
In gibbons. A'few days ago Maber told
Nod Inst he would willingly meet Glib
bons h New Orleans providing the latter
vould a(Fee to q weight of 1873 pounds
rlrjrpod naked few minutes before enter
~ ~ ring, allowing three pounds for
hoxinf costume Gibbons would scale
about rs pounds when he toed the scratch,
euppooing he agreed to Maber's propo-
sition. Maber received . telegram this
m0ning, however, stating that Gibbons
could not get to the required weight.
IN the meantime the New Orleans club,
which seemingly has forgiven Andy
1oWen in connection with his Cancelled
nstch with Gibbons, wishes to give the
sWnrthy little Southerner chance to re-
deem himself, and suggests his name as =
substitute for that of Gibbons. The club
e1er1 purse of $1,000, provided Maber
win box Bowen in April, and there is little
doubt but Maber will accept, providing his
present illness does not lay HIM up for any
khgth Of time. Bowen is one of the short
Ut pugilists in the business. He IL not
within IN inch of being as tall as Tommy
Warren, but he is q marvel of strength
ID requires deal of stopping. He
0pe to the front by whipping Billy Myer
h hustling fight, and had his suddenly
qnked reputation dampened by being
lited by jimmie Carroll. New Orleans
pDoltD, however, still pin their faith on
In - evidenced by their desire to see
1{fsnd Billy Maber matched. If Maber
b9W well he should defeat Bowen with
UofofReat deal of trouble. His height
eg1ch are so much superior that the
o1ot between the pair would be even
Nm10 than between Fitxsimmons and
feey; but q pound Of feathers is not
~ than pound of shot, 50 that Is
g the weights are equal, according
i q TIE present system of classification, the
U1tch must be considered fair one.