The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-28
GLOVES AND FISTS.
Acton Throws FiizsimmOns at
the Occidental Club.
Sergeant Davis Is Defeated by Soldier Wilson
in Sixteen Rounds-Cardiff Arrives,
and Is Under Weight

IN sixteen Misunderstanding Arrives,
and Is Under Weight
There were good many vacant seats at
the Occidental Clubs exhibition last even
ing. The entertainment consisted of
wrestling match, catch as-ca len can, best
two out OF three falls. between Joe Acton,
the scientific wrestler, alias 1.-THE Little
Demon" and long Bob Fitzsimmons, the
champion middlc-weight pugilist of the
world.
After few scrub exhibitions Of fisticuffs
between ten-penny fighters the wrestlers
appeared Acton looked like stall-fed
Jersey heifer and his opponent rpsembled
giraffe, with his long legs and neck and
powerful shoulders.
The contest was fairly amusing. Fitz-
simmons avoided many falls by his wonder
ful display of muscular strength
The men had wrestled but n few minutes
when it was seen that Acton was the master
mechanic and could teach his opponent
many tricks in catch-ns-catch-ean
Somehow Fiizsimmons managed to gain
the first fall in IL minutes and IL seconds, by
rolling Josephus over on his back After
rest of ten minutes, the wrestler and scrap
per appeared again and went through var
iouS movements. FitZ got out" OF many
dangerous" places, but he seemed power
less to avoid the comfortable hugs that
Joseph occasionally put on him when he
TO say that FitzsimmoBs lost the next two
falls in minutes 80 seconds, and u
minutes ST seconds respectively.
SOLDIER sLoGGERS.
The final event of the evening consisted of
contest TO finish between Soldier Jack
Wilson Of the Preside and Sergeant Owen
Davis of Fort Point The latter made a
very good showing for a few rounds against
his sturdy opponent, who although handi-
capped in height and reach, made up for
these deficiencies by a system of hitting at
short range which Davis seemed unable TO
stop. Neither of The contestants had had
much practice, consequently the match was
purely slosging affair from start to finish.
Both men fought determinedly and tried
their utmost TO score a victory. Wilson
did not appear to notice the blows which
Davis landed on him during the contest, He
forced the Sergeant in every round and re-
peatedly landed his left glove on the latter's
nose and mouth. Toward the end of the
engagement Davis was bleeding freely from
his nasal appendage and III the sixteenth
round he went to his corner completely ex-
hausted and evidently disgusted with his
luck.
When the gong sounded for the seven
teenth round Davis refused to leave his chair
ana MS SecouuS Threw up the sponge IN 1aYor
Of Wilson.
CARDIFF ARRIVES.
Patsy Cardiff, who is matched to fight big
Joe McAuliife, arrived yesterday and was
au Interested spectator of the wrestling
contest at the Occidental Club last evening.
Cardiff talks as usual with good deal of
confidence concerning his match with Nc
Auiiffe. He says that he can find backing
to the extent of 5000 that he will whip the
Mission Giant, but the friends of the latter
scout the idea of Cardiif's financial support
and are ready to cover at moments notice
all the spare change that Cardiff or his
friends are prepared to wager on the result.
There can be no better sign that Cardiff will
lack funds to meet the demands of his op-
pOnentS friends than the fact that he came
here without either money or moneyed
hackers.
Cardiff will 60 10 Alameda Immediately
to train for the contest, but he will miss the
opportunity of seeing the pretty black-eyed
girl whose headquarters were on the San
Leandr0 road when he was here last
Cardiff now scales $50 pounds, and as he ex-
poets to pick up in weight several pounds,
he figures on entering the ring at or about
100 pounds. In other words. Patsy does not
look forward to hard course of training.
1.-THE club has any desire Of seeing Patri-
Gins in condition, it would be using excel
lent Judgment to appoint committee TO
visit Cardiff daily at his training quarters,
as he has never been partial to hard work.
FUN IN IT.
The California Club has matched Daacon
Jones and Harry Daily for 60 next Mon
day night. This should prove an interesting
set-to.
The California Club is trying to arrange
match for George Dixon, but the various
pugliists that have been correspondent with
do not seem anxious TO tackle the hard
hitting coiored bantam. The Directors of
the club are negotiating with Cal Mccarthy
with view of matching him against Dan
Hawkins. Dixon is now like Fitzsimmons-
he will have to meet men outside his class
The Mariposa, which has Just arrived
from the colonies, brought the news OF the
defeat OF George Dawson, tho hitherto light
weight champion of Australia, by Tom
Williams of Melbourne. Williams took the
lead from the start and knocked his man
ont in the fourth round. Dawson was
matched by the California Club to fight
Danny Needham, but now that Dawson
has been whipped Needham has no further
use for him. Danny is anxious to meet the
winner. Williams.
George La Blanche agreed to knock ont a
pugillst named jim Williams of Utah at
Salt Lake Thursday night In ten rounds.
and failed. Williams. it is said, resorted to
sprinting tactics and the Marine could not
catch him. The latter will leave imme.
diately for this city, where he is matched
to fight Alex Greggalns at the Occidental
Club.
Sword challenges have begun to arrive.
Lieutenant Oaks Mcclure, late of the Tbir-
teenth British Hussars, is DESTROYS of meet
Ing any swordsman on the coast in a
mounted sword contest twenty-one ATTACKS
to take place either in December mr. lam
airy. Mcclure can be found at 1923 Mont
gOmery avenue.
SPIDER" MURPHY.
The Sydney Referee just to hand saws Of
Billy Murphy, the pugilist and Point
Iibnron property-owner; BILLY Murphy
has some fallings, but modes,y cannot he
numbered among them. He mst mo and
began talking about Abe Willis and George
Dixon. Whoever told Willis he conid
hg hi, anyway remarked the festiva WILL
iafn. never thought him any GOOD with a
decent man In front of him, and | expected
to see Dixon whip him easier than he did
Now yon can say from nue. that IN 60
to Frisco, and I'll bet $500 of NV
own money q have money in Amar-
lea. mind that l can beat this coon
Dixon and this man Willis In the one
ring on the same night, without taking off
my gloves. That's what 1 think OF the
pair of fighters. It's all very well to talk
OF Dixon doing me up, when I'm in ono
country and he's in another, but [ don't
think could get that coon to 90 intn a ring
at any price. FL fight this pair on the same
night at the same club where thew fonght
and think | can lick 'em with a nuneh
zach. Whip. me, indeedv fumed William
ttourishing his gold headed cane. Tho last
remnant OF his American glory that ciinps
to him still. Whip me when Pm ont far
muster Yes. am sure they can. nny of
EN-. and with stride as slatelv as n
newly elected President, Mr.. Murphy SET