The morning call., 1891-08-13
RING AND GLOVE.
Fitzsimmons Will Fight Pritch.
ard for a Big Purse.
Two Finish Fights at the Pacific Club in
One Night - Athletic Sports
in Oakland.

dle-weIght pugiliSt, who arrived yesterday
from st. Paul, intends to remain on this
Coast until such time as Jimmy Carroll, his
trainer and confidential advisor, makes up
his mind to 20 East to prepare for his fight
with Billy Meyer.
FitZslmmons says that he Is on the mar
ket to fight any man tin his class for the
largest purse offered by any American club.
He thinks that his next meeting will be
with Pritehard, the English champion, as
Hall has no intention of fighting him for
love or money. FitZ gives Hall an awful
black eye, and placards him as the biggest
fraud in America.
His alleged feeling against PEARSON F"
Davies protege is very bitter, and only a
meeting between the two middle-weights
Will ease the champions mind, which be-
comes very much troubled and excited
whenever the name of Hall is mentioned.
FitzsimmoDs has already declared his in
tentlon OF becoming an American citizen,
and expects his frs: papers in May next.
After that he will prove an acquisition to
the Democratic party in the event of death
blow being administered to prize fighting by
1.-THE powers that be-" There is one thing
about FltZSimmons which many of the pu-
gillSts OF the present day cannot boast of,
and that is he has normal sized cranium,
which has in no way become enlarged since
his advent in this country.
HE is NOT sELF-CoNCEITED.
1t would not have been surprising to the
sports of this city to have seen the cham
pion wearing rather large sized "tiler"
when he arrived with the championship
colOrs, but such was not the case. FitZ-
simmons self-conceit is not in it with other
lighters, whose heads have become so fright
fully inflated over alleged victories.
Il6 California Climb will mast Drnfa bIy
lay the matter of matching FitZsimmons and
Prltchard before the members to- morrow
evening, when the monthly exhibition will
take place According to latest advices
PIitchard has already signitied his inten-
ton OF coming to this country to fight the
champion for the $1,000 purse offered by the
club. FItz says that the amount is not
enough, and his signature will not be at
tached to any document unless purse of
$1,000 Is guaranteed.
The days of big purses have passed so far
as the far West sporting organizations are
concerned, and it is safe to say that East
ern sportingmen will very soon realize
their folly, and eventually cut off the
princely prizes they have been offering local
pugs and foreign invaders, who are rapidly
coming to believe that the earth cannot re-
volve on its axis without their assistance.
THE FINISH CONTESTS.
A meeting of the Directors OF the Pacific
Athletic Club will be held tomorrow even
Ing to complete arrangements for the finish
contests between Hawkins and Cathcart
and Riordan and Max Fenner, which will
take place on the 21st inst. The former
viii be a stubborn battle, and the latter
may end in surprise to those who have I'M
derrated Fenner'S abilities.
Billy Woods. a clever and hard-hittng
pugiiist, who is matched to fight Jack Davis
at the Pacific Club next month, is on his
way to this city. This should prove great
battle, rs both men are game as fighting
birds and tolerably clever. The Pacfc's
programme for the future is good one.
A meeting OF young men Interested in the
formation of an amateur athletic club will
be held this evening at 81 Stevenson street.
All those who desire 10 join the club are In
yited to be present.
The Alert Club and members of the
Young Mems Christian Association of Oak
land will 90 on five-mile run this evening
along San Pablo avenue. The start Will be
at S 80 o'clock.
The Directors of the Acme Club of Oak
land have decided to hold field day in the
forenoon of November 18th. Besides the
races there will be events Tor wheelmen.
MITCHELL-GALL FIGHT
The following letter in reference to the
Observation-Disclosures fight has been received,
and speaks for itself:
Sporting Editor Cal: Being member OF the
Occidental Athletic Club l cannot understand
why IL Is that the manager aud grand master OF
given purse of $1,000 TO meet "RedGy'' Gal
lagher in September The Denver pugliist would
have jumped at an offer OF $1,000 which, In my
estimation, Is more than either man is worth.
The club, as had been given to understand,
was to be run so that lovers OF the spor in the
ordinary walks OF life could afford TO see monthly
scraps at reasonable figures. Now the club Is
going 10 raise The initiation fee and lax It's men,
bers so that II can make up the iull amount of
the purse, which, TO my mind Is nothing ~ ore or
less than present TO Mr.. Mitchell, the chieftaiu
OF The organization. for Que will certainly OBJ.
1ect 10 being imposed upon by further taxation.
PUBLISH IN MINNEAPOLIS.
The Pioneer Press of st. Paul has the fol-
lowing concerning the death of pugilism in
Minneapolis: Pugilism is certainly getting
questionable in Minneapolis. The time
honored divinity that hedged the profession
in seems TO have been knocked higher than
GilrOy's kite, and farther than Killen's
curves on a cold day. All of the craft who
had the wherewithal took flight to safer
fields several days ago, aud now Judge Ell
lot has added his contribution TO the cause
by sending away the local demi-god; the
"Black Pearl" for brief season nf rest
and retirement at the workhOuse. The de-
moralization in the camp is further attested
by the resignation of the Twin City Ath-
letic Clubs manager. At this rate tho city
can soon pass itself off as the scene of Sol
Smith RusselPs new play, Peaceful Val
ley"
DIR. CARVER AND HIS JEwELRY.
A cable from Berlin states that jewelry
firm of that city has instituted proceedings
against DIR. Carver, the well-known Ameri-
can pigeon-shot, for obtaining credit for
jewelry to the value of S3225 and then alb
sconding. The doctors whereabouts is
unknown, hut some sportsnen of this city
have good reason to remember the doctors
visit to this Coast lie played similar
trick on few of the unsuspectng sports
who enjoy trap-shooting.
NEEDHAM is WILLING
Danny Needham has concluded to give
Mr.. Kimmic fight, ana if the latter will
consent to meet him at 1873 pounds in the
Pacific or California clubs in October arti-