The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-10
MELANGE OF SPORT.
The Weight at Which Fitzsim.
mons Will Fight Maher.

The next Australian steamer, the Mari
posa, is due here on the 18th inst, and il
will not surprise the Directors OF the Cali
fOrnia Club If Joe Goddard, who is styled
1.-THE Barrier Champion" is on board the
liner. 1t will be remembered that the club
cabled Goddard on the 23d Of January
that a $1,000 purse would be given for
a contest between him ana Joe McAuliffe
AS the Mariposa left for this port on the
18th ult.. it is not unlikely that Goddard is
on board. Ii the cable reached him pre-
vious to departure, GOddard's agent, Will
lam Hale, is Of the opinion that McAuliffe's
prospective opponent will be among the
passengers, as Goddard promised that, in
the event of good inducements being offered
him to cross the ocean, he would immedi-
ately accept Of the earliest opportunity to
visit America
FITZsIMMONs HEARD FROM.
Alexander Greggains received yesterday a
letter from Jimmy Carroll, at Bay st.
Louis, Mich, stating that Fitzsmmons was
getting into excellent trim for his contest
with the Irish champion, Maher, which will
take place at the Olympic Club of New
Orleans on the Sd of March. FtZsmmons
now weighs 1917 pounds. and he expects to
enter the ring at between 10 and 17j
pounds. Maher will fight at 1S5 pounds.
Johnny Griffin, the 122-pOund pugilst,
has written that he will now accept of any
reasonable purse to journey 10 this city
and fight any man Of his weight. Griffin,
not very long ago, wrote to one of the local
clubs that he would fight any man in his
class provided a $500 purse would be
given. He has since learned that big
purses here have become a rara avis and
that $1,000 would be given only to men of
extra ability. At these figures Griffin may
be matched against some good man.
THINKS OF GOING EAST.
Joe Choynsk is seriously contemplating
going East with Mr.. Hales on the 21st inst.
to witness the FitzsimmOns ana Maher
fight and, IL possible, to secure an engage
ment for himself. Joe made great hit
last evening at mop" which took place at
Odd Fellows Hail. His particular friend.
Eddie Graney, said that Joe captivated all
the pretty ladies with his mushroom whis-
kers, and that 1t was utterly impossible to
secure a smile from any Of the maidens fair
while Joseph was in sight Choynsk is
acknowledged to be fair fighter, but last
evening inducements of the most hatterng
kind could not induce him to break away"
when time was called.
Joe Acton will depart for San Bruno to-
morrow, where he will train under the eye
of Jesse Clark for his match with ID. S.
Mcleod the date of which will be selected
this afternoon.
SMALLEST OF A FAMILY.
There are few in this city aware that
Billy Gallagher of Oakland, who defeated
Mahan at the Occidental Club, is, in stature
the smallest man of a family of nineteen
sons. eight of whom are now living in Cali
forpia. Gallagher, unlike the ma jOrity Of
professional pugilists, who procure living
by pugilism solely. will return TO his trade
to-day. He is a good mechanic and up to
the time he started into training he was em-
ployed in one of the largest saw-mills at
Oakland.
Professor Walter Watson, who Is now
heavy weight boxing instructor Of the Olym-
pic Club, was one Of the teachers who gave
Gallagher his first lessons in the art of self
defense Watson speaks highly of Gala
CHER as one Of the heaviest right hand
punchers of the light-weights he has taught.
MATCHED FOR A FIGHT.
The Occidental Club. which gave such a
good exhibition on Monday evening, has
matched Frank Woods of Philadelphia and
Arthur Upham for a middle weight fight in
March. Young Mitchell has spa rred with
both and he guarantees great fight when
the middle weights meet.
Deacon Jones, the colered feather-weight,
has gone into training for his contest with
Harry Daily at the Pacific Club on the 10Th
inst. The Deacon says that he will be sin
great fix, and that he will fight right wicked,
as his principal food will be meat Of wild
cat"