The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-21
CALIFORNIA CLUB.
It Gives Exhibitions of Fisti.
cuffs and Oratory.
A Reduction Of the Membership Fee--sir
knight Reviews the situation-Eight
Rounds Of Lively Boxing.

There was an entertainment, which Goa
sisted of boxing and oratory. at the Call
fornia Club last evening"
About three hundred members were
present. The principal object of the meet.
ing was to decide whether the club should
remain as it is at present and charge the
same fees as before or reduce the expenses
of membership to such figure as several
friends of the members could afford to pay
for the pleasure of being present at the
entertainments.
THE PRESIDENT sPoUTs.
After few four-round bouts between
some local scrappers, President Fulda en-
tered the ring. unaccompanied by seconds OF
attendants. He took an excellent position
ON the south side of the arena. with bis
arms reclining easily on the ropes. After
pausing few minutes, he said:
Gentlemen, the object of this meeting is
to decide on future course OF action.
find that majority of the members of this
club have refused TO pay their monthly
dues, and you can imagine the present state
of affairs of this club when our collector
could not procure more than $40 from the
members for this month.
BOXING ELEVATED.
'We have raised the standing of boxing
from very degraded state to plane of re-
speetability. No other institution of It's
kind 10 the world has given better enter
tainments than the California Club. Coed
talent comes high, and, as a consequence,
big prices must be paid for it now. In fu-
lure the Directors intend to give lesser
lights in the pugilistic world an oppor-
tunity Of distinguishing themselves. We can
get good men of small regulations for conf
paratiyely small purses. Some uncompli-
mentary remarks have been made as regards
h sA1,N I
been expended. L can assure you that the
moneys that have been paid into this club
have been expended in its best interests
Owing to the very unpleasant statements
made by some members l have many times
seriously contemplated resigning aIta-
gether."
Mr.. Fulda spoke of the official clock, and
said that the price paid for it was something
like S1I5, but that duplicates could now be
got for $50. The carpet cost SIS, but the
felt mating was very expensive.
CLUB EXPENSES.
He then read an itemized account of the
expenses Of the club for one month, so as to
give the members an idea of what it cost to
run an Institution such as the California
Club. He said that when the club renewed
its exhibitions 1t was in debt something like
$1,000, but that this sum, by a course of strict
economy, was reduced, and that after pay
ing all indebtedness the club now has to its
fought the clubs battles in the courts were
paid SlT50.
When FuIda had given the members al
outline OF the manner in which the insttr-
ton was conducted on financial basis he
asked what was their pleasure as regards
the proposed reduction of dues. etc.
REDUCTION OF FEES
There was long period of stiffness in The
ranks until Professor Nicholas Long slowly
arose from his seat and proposed that n aw
members be admitted for three months by
taking share of the stock, which amounts
to SO, and by also paying the monthly dues.
The motion was seconded by Attorney
George Knight and finally carried.
The latter gentleman then made very
flowery speech, in which he eulogiZed the
club and its officers In the course Of his
remarks he said that as far as he was in
how the officers Of the club disposed of the
money he had paid as long as he was salts
fed with the entertainments
They can" continued the speaker, pitch
the money into the bay or buy property with
it il they please, for all | care, tina. is, if
they only provide good. interesting enter
tainmenls."
THE OLD FIGHTING DAYS.
The sharp-voiced attorney referred back
to the days he tramped over sand-hills ana
mud flats to see scrap, which had often
times cost him as much as $40, but now he
coalu witness the pest sport IN the world
from comfortable seat for a nominal
amount loud cheersb and under such px-
cellent conditions, he could not understand
why lovers of the sport refused to pay their
dues.
AN BACKGROUND BOUT.
This terminated the Oratorical portion Of
the evenings entertainment, which was
concluded by rattliDg eight-round boxing
contest between Jimmy Sullivan of this
city and Harry Daily, recent importation
from Australia. who was defeated for the
bantam championship by Abe Willis. Daily
was a arded the match on account of his
opponents leaving the ring in disgust when
Referee Allen ordered an extra round. The
general opinion of all present was that Sui
livan should have been awarded the match
as he more than bested Daily in the num-
Der of points scored.