The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-26
WILL THEY FIGHT?
Dixon and Mccarthy Are Closely
Watched by Police.
La Blanche Will Go to England to See
Pritchard-The Occidental Athletic Club
Is Looking for Charter.

The Occidental Athletic Club, which fell
by the ring-side when the California Club
temporarily closed its doors. has begun to
show signs of life and many of the old
members are very DESTROYS of seeing it re-
opened and governed by body of officers
who will be simply tout for the love of the
sport" and not the few dollars that have
been made in the past by unscrupulo US
officials.
1t is said that committee composed of
men who formerly held prominent Offices in
the club recently visited Sacramento in the
: hope of procuring a charter What success
they attained it Is difficult to ascertain as
they have been as dumb as the proverbial
mud-clam since their return from the
capital city. 1t has been limited, however,
that their mission was not very success full
and that the matter of procuring charter
was more difficult undertaking than they
expected. If one club is allowed the privi-
lege of giving fstie exhibitions there can
be no reason why other clubs that have in
the past given satisfactory entertainments
should be denied the giving of
exhibitions which, if properly conducted,
would afford much amusement to
class of people who perforce of circum-
stances have not pockets large or deep
enough 10 HOlu the amount necessary 10
gain passports to any OF the contests booked
10 take place in the future under the
auspices of the California Club.
HEAVY CHARGES.
Rumor says that the regular monthly fee
Will be charged by the latter club for April
although no contest will be Forthcoming,
aud that in May members will be clnched to
the tune OF $50 or Whereabouts if they de-
sire to witness the Corbett and jackson con-
test
In speaking of the monthly assessments
of the California Club, prominent citizen
said yesterday that the Directors would
confer a great favor on majority of the
members by submitting monthly account
of the clubs financial standing to each mem
ber
George la Blanche is still in the city. He
informed a representative CT The CALL
yesterday that ne would start for the East
probably next Monday, and that he had
made ARRANGEMENTS to appear i'll Ogden,
Salt Lake City, Chicago and New York.
After he reaches the latter city he will sail
for England Immediately and challenge the
champion middle-weight of that country.
PURSE FOR FITzsIsiAIoNs.
The Pelican Club of London, England,
has offered purse OF $500, with $500 to the
loser, for fifteen-ronnd match between
Bob FitZsimmons and Ted Pritchard.
The first schedule cricket game of the
season will be played next Sunday afternoon
between the Oakland Club and the burma
bys Of San Francisco. The Oakland team
Will be composed as follows: Jacklln,
Chnbb BoIten, Dodd, Manning, Watchers,
CARING. White, Buston, De Cola, Moir.
The game will be played at the new cricket
ground at Golden Gate.
On the evening of April Cd the East Oak
land Tennis Club will give an informal
party at Washington Hall The committee
having the affair in charge are: A. Culver,
c. D. Bates Jr and G. II. Mason.
HAVE LOST FAITH.
According to a cable dispatch from Lon
don, England, received at New York on the
nth inst, Nune Wallace, who was defeated
by George Dixon. was matched to fight
George Camp for 9400. English sporting
men nave lost all faith in Wallace since he
fell a victim to the American.
On toe evening of the 17th inst. the Police
Board of Troy, n. Y, adopted the follow
ing resolution which, if carried out, will
seriously affect the proposed Dixon and NJ =
Cartby fight that is booked is take place in
Troy on the Slst inst:
Reso{red, That the Superintendent be and Is
hereby directed TO prevent the eriZe-tght ru-
mOred 10 take place within the city boundaries
on OF about March 3lsl, or III any Time before or
after such date,