The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09
WITHIN THE ROPED ARENA.
TIE CALIFORNIA ATHLETIC CLUE
LOSING MANY OF rs MEMBERs

what win Jack MeAuii9e's Tactics =.
IN hts Fight with Gissenst-Cs, Nc.
Csrthy Must Climb u Arai.-vhers
Fitxsimno.s ala Fritehard SHOULD FixAt
Tho California A. C. Of San Francisco 10 not
80 large as It was Members have boon send.
ing In their designations lately at grsat rate.
They arc not leaving in pairs. but by the
dozen. aud while ma oriy OF the woAlthier
members remain. those who are making IN
exodus are all solid enough to pay the dues
demanded and necessary 10 the giving OF GOOD
exhibitions. 1t Is said that tho Board OF
Directors hive too much POWER Of the arbi.
trary sort. and ordinary PAYERS OF dues have
no say at all. Tho directors run the club a.
they think best. They take boxer into pri.
vate room and ask him: viii you light Al
such Q weight 2" or VIII you neht 20 and
soi" II the man says yes 10 tho FIRST cues.
ton nm opponent 10 found BY the same
process. and. ofcourse, II the boxer gives the
Affirmative reply to the second It Ia but neces.
sary 10 obtain the others consent Thus the
match Is NJ ado. aud tho ordinary members
must remain satisfied. Aud 1t might be men.
toned that 1t ~ not TO the fighter who says
lie wants to moot a certain man rs An antoR.
onist except among the champions. The man
who exrrcsses a desire to Tight somebody
to fight that man. but IL also looked upon with
suspician In all his dealings with the dirsctora
Mismnnagement 10 what the parting Nom.
bers now accuse the directors OF. according to
report. Tho California A. G. has long been
known to be as well.established an orgsniEa.
tion as any OF the kind In The world. but OF late
things seem to havc been going wrong. The
first public outcry WAS against the retention Of
half the Corbett-Jackson purse. Many Of the
'Friscosns protested against any such pro.
gramme while tho directors were deliberat!ns
tho question. Then tho Dixon Willis mill 10
said 10 have been financial failure. A large
crowd was II attendance. one estimate bAins
as high AS 5000: vet. according to report only
S4.2sO was taken in. and tho expenses footed
IN close on to $4,000. This showing has dis
gusted scores OF persons, and they arc going
to other clubs.
The California directors made quick bid
for the Fitzsimmons- Hall mill whom they saw
how they were being Lett but failed to con.
meet. partly because they wanted the men to
fight this month in order to stop tho resigna-
tions, and partly because they did not offer
quite so much money rs the 156-pound middle
weights had been promised In 81. Paul The
$4,000 offer to Fitzstmmnns and Hall goes 10
sh,w BY ,he Tay that the Caliiornisns mean!
W. what mod they said whsn they announced thas
Hio viii Pu Be Interesting est to watch jack Mo.
hTlit1e's nshGd when h he meets Austin Gio:
the work. either at the start OF q battle OF any
time. and ma. always done it well. but when il
comes +" al attempt on the other fellows psrs
is not in IT, This trait needs no Hihsr iiiostra.
ton than the scene IN the BrHokyn manage
that Myer Was running away from MI hi@ 1" Il
orneI to get draw or some lIp1Sky advantag
II will a and FIGHT Ponn6O
having all the work done in his own corner
With" q tho e Voice e Of lis Srosh.r jim.
who can discover az opponent's weak pointe
and % FL ssss
Els ON b BIS ssesu
In every contest he has had. and much OF his
n"s t. ss Sa
that he is going to change his tactics into thoso
% ras jack wfa h IL. s.eh q: ss
smfibsons lEht aud has S no doub. studied bin.
wy WI r. X b: = se'Isd ~ IL sieSoss !sssso vii
Ths Is snS ns9
hons n and Vii Gs,hs9 s.sf adva M tn.s
10. any 60 BY tho board. but there cannot b
sna ohsr "Re esesrs n sss sn
go there viii he . lot Of interest IN discovering
.h. assons rnss vi"
Gal Mccarthy has found = new beeker who
to .as Rho : .H1 DSp for
purse: and Di.on's hackers could not rouse
another barrier to tho match. Mccarthy Il .
beaten mai and beaten sS ms9 DO n1S draw
hang UP Tie gu bstantial purse. and Dixon can.
not b. forced into a match with man whom
sfs ts vii hs s1: 7" ps.
before he can expect favorable reply from the
Of woud e. BSs,
Cal to tackle. 'A' avg
o ms IN .ssTs sea
haiti. s, as any ons Yp.ld wish g see viz B!lS
this lime OF praise dixon wenrs the same sized
hat. and take to tho curious who approach
him Just as though no wero an everyday sors
Ted Pri'chsrd. the English pueilist has svi.
ana 5sm Smith: frI,sh.5d assl.1.d thai e.
he will give or lake expenses. There Would s.
, great deal e. cHriosityto see this English.
jim Iiali: deciared his Intent ion Of bseomins
hf n. MIA, hs ssH Of IN: BB 7, 6
better for all hands II brought OF In London.
where the shirt Of patriotism would enter
feeling, conld be n part Of the proceeding It
might be. though that good many Amsri.
return ri some OF the coin they had lost On
Jack Dem nsey.
Locally there ia absolutely nothing going on,
The summer months are usually dull among
the boxers. quite number OF whom put n the
time ~ sperial officers at the watering placed
Usually there are several ring affairs between
scrhppers OF le; ser note. but this year not even
lights OF this kind are being pulled on.
RIYG INn LIS GaHIRTaHH