The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-19
WITH THE SPORTS.
The California Club Directors
Net Last Night.
No Match Effected, but Ore Will Be Made
To-Day, Sure, for the Last Week in August
Latest Pugilistie News.

1Ie NdillDIUlA CluO directors met last
q gbt, President Hiram Is. Cook in the chair.
and quorum being present, the circular to
stockholders which was published exclu-
svely in Sundays CALL was adopted, and
a card approved. giving full particulars TO
members Of the conditions of the Dawson
Needbam fight, which takes place next
Tuesday night at the clubs new gymnasium
at the northeast corner of New Montgomery
and Howard streets. The last line of the
card is significant: mo genuine tickets OBJ
tainable for less than 50 co." a lot of bogus
tickets were worked through on the gate on
the night of the Goddard MeAul ffe contest.
but no trace Of the perpetrators of the OF
tense has been discovered, and the directors
are naturally anxious to prevent repetition.
1t was expected that a match between
Buffalo" Costello and Aleck Greggans
WOuid have been cousummated last
night. The Buff and Johnny Mitchell
were in attendance, and as Greggains
had notified one of the directors that he
was willing to right for any reasonable purse
the club might offer. it was hoped that
terms could have been arranged. There
was good deal Of argument pro and con.
and finally the board deemed it better for
Greggains and Costello and their respective
supporters to meet at noon to-day. as the
latter did not consider $1,000 sufficient, but
held out for an extra $500.
The directors want to make match, and
are determined MOTTO be LETT, so Gus Herget.
the brother of Young Mitchell, and George
Mackenzie, the clever lightweight from
Australia, were summoned. They seemed
TO be willing to box during the last week in
August for any reasonable sum, and shonld
make dandy go OF ii. When they retired
jim Neal made his appearance on behalf Of
Dial Hawkins, who is anxious TO meet
johnny Murphy OF Boston.
SENSE OF THE MEETING.
The sense Of the meeting was tina. the
club would DO willing to offer $1,000 purse
for the lads Billy Jordan undertook TO
see Murphy before noon TO-DAY, and see il
he were agreeable to box for that amount.
Neal said that Hawkins would fight al III
pounds, although he wei gbed about 1913 Just
now.
The club has, therefore, tie choice Of
three matches for the last week in August.
One Of the three will be decided upon TO-
day. The date will probably be Monday.
18th DrOX., and thus give the directors and
other sports time to get over to witness the
New Orleans carnival
What little betting there was last light in
the local p0olrnoms on the DawsOn-Need-
ham 90 was at 10 to 7 in favor of the Ans
tralan. Nearly all the play was on Mon
day nights contest between Charlie Turner
and Jim Williams of Salt Lake. The col
ored man ruled favorite at 20 to Is. with
plenty or short-end money. There is a
lS
and many who have friends in the Mormon
city are playing Williams for an "air-
tight leadpipe ciDch." big contingent Of
Williams supporters will arrive here about
Saturday, and then speculation will iven
up.
JOE CHOYNsKL
Eddie Greaney was seen by a CALL re-
porter last hight, but stated that the last he
heard from b is bosom friend, Joe Choynski
was that he had bad cold and was going
to Germany tn the springs. Directly Joe
gets back to London" said he, I'm bet /
cover Joe Gofdard's deposit within a hours
Of his arrival. It's an old saying that the
third time does it, and / think, il the
match comes on, Joe VIII about ma Ike up Tor
his defeats"
Joe Goddard left for Los Angeles yester-
day on aspaTrlng engagement. Some money
was guara nteed him for the trip, aud the
willy Barrier boy closed with the guarantee.
Whatever may be the opinion about God
dard's lack Of science, there is no doubt but
u at his business bump is highly developed.
He is out for the stuff all the time, and
intends retiring on bis means in the prime
of life. How's that for good judgment?
Old Harry Maynard was around town
last night He was full TO the brim about
the great light for the championship at New
Orleans. and was telling many old-time
"reminiscences Of the great John l.. why,
one night" said Harry, John was on a
terrible tear, but met pretty bot gang
down ~ my place on Pine street. He quar-
relied, and the mob were getting the best of
MIN, IN spite OF my efforts 10 protect him.
plucky little police officer came running
In, beat off Sullivan's assailants and helped
the big fellow TO his feet. And wonld Won
believe II. while he was doing this kind
Office. s'elp me goodness, but the gang
piuched the copper's watch and chain. I've
seen him since many time, but he always
swears he'll never 90 and help another pug
out OF trouble"