The morning call., 1892-07-29
GODDARD And SMITH.
Matched for a Ten-R0und Con.
test Late Last Night.
Dawson's Supporters Say He Won in a Walk
Esedhsm COntradicts This-Opening Bout
Of the Phoenix CLUBBING Chitchat.

The calm which prOverbially succeeds
the storm has settled down for a few DAYS
on the San Francisco pugilistic world.
Those who won monev on George Dawson
have counted and banked il and are now
calculating upon their next venture. Thoss
on the losing end are trying to size up the
Burge- Lavigne 60 for recovery.
Many Of DawsOn's supporters. now that
the battle Is over, firmly assert that tie
issue was never in doubt The loss of
blood that Dawson sustained in the eleventh
and twelfth rounds OF the contest, they sew,
never ratified him in the least Ted Alxai-
der. his trainer AMI second, was seen yes
terday and said: George took many of
those punches in the nose when he ought to
have got away from them. But when we
advised him that the people thought ne vfs
OF nv quality, and he sailed in and all re-
member the result OF that buIlOckllg
round"
Charley Kingsley says he is going mn to
DawsOn's quarters to give him lesson in
Keeping that Roman nose out of the wav
Alexander, who is blessed with most pro
nounced pTODOscis OF the same class. saws
that the respect he feels for his nasal organ
is what has really kept him out of the ring.
Among the sports who Will take the trio
to New Orleans in September is the re-
dOubtable Joe Goddard. Perhaps he can
be accommodated with match down there,
Goddard is getting tired of waiting for 'the
match that never came" Jake Kilrain has
telegraphed to 10 see if he Will meet "Bar-
rler Joe" but no reply has as yet been re-
ceived.
The California Club directors will meet
again on Monday night Their recent
labOrS have been nearly too much for them
President Cook deeply feels the adverse
criticism that is being shOwered upon him
on all sides about the defective seating and
llnrN fvnrr
but says he will try and live il down.
Del Wilson, the hacker OF Jim Williams.
Is feeling very hurt at the rum0rs which
have been circulated that he and his uro-
tege were bought off by the California Club.
Such story Is ridiculous on the face of Ii.
Walt until Jim Is right again." said he,
and Ill bring him along. He and myself
have always been straight. We cannot
help misfortune, and Ii is hard to have dis
honesty openly imputed to u.s."
The Coney Island Club have offered the
huge purse of $4,000 for a fight between
Ted Pritchard aud Jim Hall. This is 5000
more than the bid OF the New Orleans people
Late last evening the California Club
signed Joe Goddard and Billy Smith FIR 8
| l0-rOund contest, to be brought eli on the
! nighi OF August %. las purse is $500 tic
winner - take SIlf0 and the laser e90o
! TIE co0d iticns are .hat Goddard ia 70 put
1 Etliy Smith out Inside OF the 10 Totn IS.
| Goddard will al once 20 into training at Ii
old quarters. where be did bis work For shr
McAuii'fo eight Smith g0es 10 Sir.
mile House 90 the San B-g25ro road.
The tho heaVg-w .sDts who via Eax at
tDe opening u The new PhHnix Athletic
Can sire ..sfnes BurBs and Billy Walker.
B0tc ,nen have more pluck thaa science. aud
i4e affair win be give and tske" ali the
way through
Harry Cor0ett vas The recipient yesser-
day Of q letter iron. Billy Brady. who Is
tFnfniua MS brother lin HraV M otfa~
ton 70 any runners concerning jim" writes
BTRdY. there IS absolutely no Truth &c the
reports that be Is drinking wine and follow
ing the women. He has ceased hard Wors
until August 8, when he will start ia fairly
for his great match with Snllivea.
The betting Oh the Burge- La sgne fight
was to OF the former Ia the poolrooms
last aight.