The morning call., 1895-01-18
BOXING FOR TROPHIES.
Men in Training for Six Round
FiStieuffS.
The Next Interesting Feature at the
Olympic Club-Dempsey and Ryan
Fight Tonight.


amuse members of the Olympic Club on
the evening of February are training like
beav ers for the special match contests.
Superintendent Billy Kennedy - old
Josh Box-and Professor Walter Watson,
the boxing instructor of the club, will be
very much disappointed if the coming
fstic entertainment does not prove to be
in every particular ahead of anything in
the boxing line that has been held under
the auspices of the club
In the language of Matchmaker Ken
nedy, the contestants will be trained down
so fine for the fifth night of February that
the members will have to wear spectacles
to see into their condition.
In the bantam class there will be one
special exhibition. The clever little fell
lows, II. Smith of the Olympic and j..
Britt of the San Francisco Club, will try
conclusions at 105 pounds. Smith is an
exceedingly strong and clever chap, with
great staying qualities, while Britt, al
though not as clever as Smith, is very
shifty and unquestionably game fellow:
The bout, which will be four rounds, should
prove very interesting.
Among the regular contestants for BAN
tam honors are Frank Smith of the Olym-
pic and Joe Fields of the Acme Club.
and in reach, while Fields will rely upon
his ability to swing hard rights to whip his
man.
In the lightweight division Charles
Cathcart of the Olympic and +. McGlnnls
| of the San Francisco Club should give
very interesting exhibition. The lads are
evenly matched in height and as to clever
ness there will be little advantage on either
side. McGinnis has more of the fighter in
him and may make rapid gains toward the
end of the contest.
The star event in this class will be a
meeting between Mckinley, the Australian
boxer and member of the Olympic Club,
and Con Sullivan of the San Francisco
Club. Sullivan has the reputation for hard
hitting and good staying qualities, which
may bring him to the end of the race, pro-
| vided he can stand the jabbing he will GER
| tainly receive; that is, unless he has learned
of late the trick of guarding his face. Sui
| Ivan ducks well, however, and Is good
two-handed fighter. He should give Nc
| Ginley pretty good race for place.
Among the lightweights one of the most
interesting contests announced may not
take place, and that is the meeting of
Frank Gilbert of the Olympic and f. Null
| Ter of the San Francisco Club. The men
have agreed to box at 135 pounds, which
! latter weight Gilbert cannot possibly reach
in the short time that now remains for
training. Last Tuesday evening he scaled
148 pounds in ring dress, and it would be
unreasonable to expect him to take off
thirteen pounds in a few weeks and ap-
pear in anything like condition for hard
six-round bout Besides, Gilbert has been
suffering from a bad cold recently. 1t
would be good scheme of the boxing COM
mittee to have a substitute ready to pit
against Muller in case Gilbert cannot COM
ply with the conditions. With both men
in good condition the contest would GER
tainly be very exciting.
Among the welter-weights Joe Reay of
the Olympic and J. Kirchner of the San
Franchises should give clever entertain
ment. Kirchner is an awkward fellow who
swings wicked right which generally
brings down game when it lands. The
Olympic athlete is very different class of
boxer, and can certainly outpoint his op-
ponent provided he will go at his game
and not wait in the hope of getting home a
knockout.
In the middle-weight class M. Dalton of
the Olympic, and g. Kelly of the San
Franchises, should give grand exhibition
as they are both well up i'll the art and
| powerful hitters. Dalton has made won
derful improvement under the watchful
eye of Professor Watson; he is naturally a
good two-handed boxer and as game as a
| Chinese pheasant. Kelly is a shifty and
clever fellow, full of tricks which, no
doubt, will puzzle Dalton. He swings too
much to ever make good boxer.
Feldcamp, the all-aropnd Olympic
| had considerable experience, and in this
particular will have great advantage
over the outdoor man, who, although a
thorough game fellow, is lacking in ex-
perience, which, of course, means great
deal in boxing contest.
The event of the evening will be a slash
ing affair between the giants of the ring,
Billy Keneale:y and Professor" Miller,
the men who forced Jack Kitchen of Oak
| land to take water. Unless Kenealey is in
good condition and can keep his head
| Miller's chances of victory are good, as he
has improved considerably in the past year,
but Kenealy, however, should win in quick
order.
Summing up the situation in nutshell
the next boxing entertainment OF the
| Olympic should prove to be sumner.
| Jack Dempsey and Tommy Ryan will
! fight this evening before the Seaside Ath-
| letic Club. Ryan will enter the ring at 100
pounds, and it is thought that Dempsey
will not be far behind that mark. Accord
ing to the articles of agreement the fight
will be fifteen rounds, and the smallest
gloves allowed by law will be used. 1t is
| stipulated that the man having the best OF
the mill at the finish, should no knockout
occur, shall be awarded the victory, or in
! case of interference, then the man having
| the best of it shall be declared the victor.
! The winner is to take all the money, and
the contest will be refereed by Tim Hurst,
the well-known baseball umpire.
Judging from the tone of the article it
certainly does look very much like vic
tory for Dempsey and it would not be at
all surprising to hear of the police interior
ing should he be getting the worst of the
game at any point from start to finish
! Dempsey is favorite with the people
while Ryan is having the support of the
betting fraternity, who are offering 81 on
him against Sc on Dempsey.