The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-09
TIE RING,
Some Suggestions offered to Managers
of Boxing Clubs.

Some Suggestions offered to Managers
of Boxing Clubs.
The excitement attached to the political
situation has, to a great extent, blurred all
matters pertaining to sport.
The lovers of contests with natures
weapons, although in sense more or less
interested In politics, are always strongly
represented at the clubs on exhibition
nights whenever a good programme is an
nounced.
The presumption of Dawson challenging
Young Mitchell TO fight at q weight that
Dawson knows Mitchell could not get to
without injuring his constitution is anus
ing to Californians.
Mitchell has just as much right to ssk
Dawson TO fight him as lter-weight as
the Australian has right TO demand fight
from Mitchell at the lightweight limit.
Mitchell IS not very anxious about fight
ing, but il Dawson would signify his will
ingness to meet him at $50 pounds or there
abouts Gentleman George would be the
recipient Of a favorable reply.
Danny Needham gave the Australian
about the best dru6bing the latter ever got
from an opponent, and as Needham Is
anxious for chance to retrieve his lost
golden eagles Dawson should give his chal-
lenge favorable consideration.
Dubbs will have another chance to win
money and fame by defeating Johnson at
the California Club this month. Dobbs is a
good fighter, and has made good impress
sion on the sporting men of this city. 1t
will be to bis advantage, however, to steer
clear of sure-ihing men, otherwise the
match may be declared off, The consuta-
ton Dobbs had with tiXer OF fights a few
evenings ago has already taken wings, ana
unless Mr.. Dobbs gives these gentlemen ~
who hang around the gambling dens cold
shake he may have reason 10 regret his
foolishness.
Mccain, who fell before Charley Turner
at the Pacific Club, is again in line, and
will try his fists on the Black Pearls hard
Uranium at the Palo Alto Club in a few
weeks. Both Of the fighters are stranded
financially, and If the Palo Alto directors
intend to conduct club in which no flake"
fighting will be tolerated it will be GER
tainly to their welfare TO keep close watch
Oh the black and white, otherwise the club
will be short-iived.
Sam Fitzpatrick. who has been authorized
to take Charley Turner in baud and fit him
for his match with johnson of Salt Lake,
had quite chase after the colored cham
pion of Stockton last week. Turner hates
training, and when he learned that his
manager had orders to ship him to the
training stable of Professor Farley Turner
"ducked his nut" and could not be found at
any of his customary haunts for three days.
During the fight between Sddons and
Smith, Eddie Graney, who was the second
of Smith, used cbloroform liniment on the
pugilists body and arms. The result ac-
cruing from the use OF this powerful lini-
ment was that Smith became stupid about
the twentieth round, when the lotion was
being literally smeared on his body and
arms, and acted In the manner of man
with three sheets in the wind. Graney may
be clever fighter and all that, but as a
second and adviser he Is not in the race
with such men MS Sam Fitzpatrick. Martin
Murphy and others of local reputation.
Charley Mitchell, the English pug, got
two months for knocking down and split
ting the ear Of an old gentleman who in
formed the English blOwhard that he
wouldn't stand a ghost of a chance of whip
ping Corbstt. When Mitchell comes out of
durance vile he will have q wholesome re-
gard for the English law.
The boxing clubs, when arranging
matches between fighters who are parti-
cuar as regards the weight man must
scale before entering the ring. should make
1t point TO have weight" fighters weighed
twice week when in training. Hawkins,
when he fought KilleeD, was several pounds
over the weight he had guaranteed to fight
at; and, if Killeen had insisted upon his
rights, The men who paid an admission fee
TO see the mill would have to retire without
the pleasure" OF Witnessing the finish
contest
Club members rely upon the directors to
see that there will be no bitches between
fighters on exhibition nights, and If the
officers are too indolent to attend to duty
they are supposed to perform 1t can be
taken for granted that club members would
De only too glad to accept their designations.
1t would be good idea to make weight"
fighters, when once matched and clinched,
deposit good substantial forfeits as guaran-
tees that they will scale on the day of the
fight the weights specified in the articles of
agreement signed by them. A pugilist who
cannot raise $50 when matched TO fight is
not worthy OF purse. nor any considera-
ton for that matter. from a professional
boxing organization.