The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-30
CHARLEY'S BLUFF.
Mitchell Wants to Meet Sullivan
in This City.
Choynski Will Gladly Accommodate Him or
Slavin-Matches Made by the Pacific and
Italian Athletic Clubs.

A man named Charles Mitchell, who was
at one time recognized as a ring-fghteT, but
who is now travelling on the strength of
newspaper advertisements, telegraphed to
Fulda of the California Club on Wednesday
whether the club would match him to meet
John L. Sullivan in a sixteen-foot ring to a
finish.
Fulda unwisey answered in the affirma-
tive, adding that he would give big purse
for such a battle. When the news of Mitch
ellis telegram found circulation among the
club members and sports. chorus Of voices
proclaimed, "Oh, what a fakir"
Every man spoken 10 said that there was
no surprise manifested at MtchelPs super
human cheek, but so far as Fulda was con-
cerned his friends and the members of the
California Club thought that he had done a
foolish thing to give the dispatch other rec
ignition than consignment TO the waste
basket.
Mitchell and Slavin are touring their way
westward, and of course Charles. who is a
great advertiser. thought that by taking the
spOrt-lOYlng pubic OF this city by surprise
in tile manner stated he would curry the
friends hip Of the patrons Of fstcutfs, and
that any fake exhibitions he might give here
would result in a financial success to him
and his pard. Paddy Francis
MAKING CAPITAL OF A BLUFF
Mitchell and Slavin are aware that Sulli-
van will stand by his ultinatum delivered
at the Pacific Club when he boxed Paddy
Ryan The bogus English champion now
tries to make capital by bluff at the only
champion of the heavyweight division,
knowing that Sullivan would not take cog
nizance Of such challenge.
Mitchell, as all people who are at all in
teTested in fstiC sport know, has lost all
Self-esteem, but hopes by sending chal-
euge to fight Sullivan In the California that
its members viii flock around him on his
arrival ana that Fulda will hold open house
on the evening OF his arrival in Frisco.
Now that Jackson, Corbett and Sullivan
are several hundred miles from this city,
Mitchell possibly has an idea that he will
have free scope TO ventate his lungs when
he lands BIZ giving little "reminiscences of
bis great fights and the men whom he had
challenged, etc.
THE GREAT BLOWHARD.
1t would be TOO bad that the great English
blow hard should part from Frisco without
having an opportunity 10 exercise ''his
wind" in match with some Of the small
fry.
Joe Choynski has not the remotast idea
that he would be in II with Sullivan either
IN a sixteen foot ring or ffty-1oot sand lot;
still, Joe has an idea that be could warm
Charley either in a siX-r0und contest or
bout 10 a finish.
Mitchell, Choynskl says, can choose
either, andif the climate should happen to
change his tune on arrival, Joe will be pre-
pared 10 meet "Chummy" Slavin IN six
round 20 at any OF the clubs.
Ii is hoped that the California Club will
notify Mitchell Of ChOynskfs intentions. as
the fraternity is anxious to know what
MItChelPs reply would be.
MATCHED BY THE ITALIANS.
The Italian Athletic Club held a very
interesting meeting last evening in its club
rooms, on Bay street, and matched Lon
Pelegrini, a clever boxer. and Dan Muir
ply, who was the first man to try
out Frank Allen, now janitOr Of
the California Club, when the iaTter made
his first appearance in this city. Allen
punched Murphy out in a couple Of rounds,
| but since thai time the Irishman is said to
have improved. The purse is $500, aud the
men will fight in the latter part of February
The Pacific Club has matched Billy Smith
of Boston, who was defeated by Purcell a
few evenings ago in a ten-round contest
and Frank Kelly, who. it will be remem-
beTed, was whipped by Maber some time
ago at the Occidental Club. The contest
will take place on the 10th proX.
O'Brien and Soldier Kane will fight this
evening at MADEIRA 10 a finish.
There are a few valuable writer's on fstlc
sports in this city. Among the brightest is
Professor Nick Long, whose ideas on pugil-
ism are questioned only by such men as
Deacon Jones, O0fly GOoity, etc. Nick
writes for an Australian sporting journal
aud an Eastern sheet known as tile Blue
Shades. In his letter to Australia he
winds up his brilliant budget of war talk
thus:
Our champion Of champions, Frank p. SIayin,
is looked upon as The King OF fighters In this
country.
His tune 10 the New York sheet is:
Our champion Of champions, John L. Sullivan.
has taken the pledge and in my opinion he can
whip Slayin and Mitchell In one ring
Long is full Of great ideas, which is not
| 10 be wondered at. lie suggested to Pres-
| dent Fulda a few days ago to give the mem
| bers free lunch on Wednesday evenings
Fulda thought that he could afford 10 give
| the boys an occasional picnic until such
| time as Longs $780, which is still held nv
| the club, would become exhausted in paw
ments Tor free lunches. Nick has q great
| head for business.
BOOKED FOR FEBRUARY.
The fights booked for February are Smith
and KehOe at the California Club on the
| 9th, Gallagher and Mahan on the SIN Mt
the Occidental, Smith and Purcell at the
| Pacific. with the Pastime yet to be heard
| from.
ANY club DESTROYS Of a good contest sbould
match Jack Herman and Mccain, the pugi-
list whom himmck refused to meet. Those
men are we'll matched and would make a
Tattling 90.
Roberts and Jack Smith Of Portland will
meet in contest to flush at Menlo this
evening.
Began and Joel fought last night at PORT
land, Oregon.