The morning call., 1891-07-07
ALL-AROUND SPORT.
Big Purse for a Fight Between
Slayin and Jackson.
a Yacht Which May Be Purchased by the
French Government-Anglers Who Had
Good Sport on the Lakes.

The Directors of the California Club
cabed to Frank Slavin at London. England.
yesterday offering him purse of $40, 900 to
fight Jackson.
The matter of reducing the initiation fee
OF the club was discussed at a meeting last
evening, but no definite action was taken.
President Fulda is looking for some good
man to pit against Joe McAuliffe. 1t has
been suggested to the board that return
| match between big Joe and Paddy Ryan
! would materially increase the membership
| of the club.
Frank Allen, the clever boxing Instructor
OF the California Club. would be good man
to match against Mr.. Hign-priced kemmic.
THE YACHT CAsCo.
Negotiations are pending for the purchase
| OF the yacht CaScO from the estate of Samuel
Merritt. deceased, by the French Govern
ment. Agents of the Government are said
| to have inspected the yacht few days ago
and made an offer. which, however. was not
| accepted The Frenchmen desire the craft
! Tor the purpose of using it as cruiser
among the islands of the Pacific Ocean.
| The yacht has been valued by the apprals-
! ers OF DR.. Merritt estate at $500.
The San Francisco Yacht Club will soon
| MAKE improvements in its clubhouse at
| Sausalito. An addition has been added TO
the north side, which will be used for the
housing Of small and large rowing boats,
| the property Of members. Private apart
| ments or lockers will be made for each
| member.
PUGILIsTIC DoINGs.
A well-known sporting man of this city,
! VINO Is personal friend Of a man who Is
now looking after Jim Halls interests. re
ceived letter last Saturday stating that Hall
had agreed ito go out" and that it would
| be perfectly safe for him to take all the bets
! lie could find against Hall. as FitZsimmons
VIII be sure winner. The clubs of this
city were not very anxious to match these
men as they had a strong belief that the
contest would not be en- the square"
1 ne good citizens" of Vacaville have
! got together and organized boxing club.
Last Saturday night two pugllists named
| McGee and Armstrong fought to finish,
and the former won after a stubborn and
bloody battle
Charley Kemmick, the light weight fighter
has rrfused the offer of a $1,000 purse to
fight GEORGE Dawson of Australia at the
| California Club. Keminick may be glad to
! hight Tor $500 purse in a few months from
now.
| Charles Gleason, the welter- weight pugll-
! lst, is on his uppers in Seattle. he has
written to the clubs here to match him
against any man of his weight for reason
able purse.
Peter Jackson. the colored heavyweight
| champion pugiiSt of Australia, celebrated
| his thlrtieth birthday on Friday in a quiet
| and unaSSumlng manner Jackson is now
| busiiy engaged teaching pupils TO box.
The office of the Occidental Club has been
| removed from Market street to the clubs
new quarters on Howard and New Mont
| g0mery streets.
| LUCKY ANGLERS.
! The following anglers tried their luck last
! Sunday on the San Andreas Lake, and with
one or two exceptions all of them retired to
their homes with splendid baskets of bass
! and trout viz: ID. J. Staples Otto MuSer
NJ. Hecht, J. c. Lemmer, Sargent Morton,
! John Bergez, w. II. Peckham, Frank La
coSse and son, Leon D0ralles. S. S. Russell
| Sr. and 5. Russell Jr.
| In the afternoon wounded doe closely
| pursued BY hounds dashed into the lake on
! the west side, ana was captured after
hard struggle by young Russell and COM
panion. The keeper of the lake hal lively
| chase after the deer-hunter, but the latter
| escaped.