The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
FOR DEMPSEY'S WIDOW,
Proceeds of Her Benefit Will
Amount to Nearly
$4,000.
The 'Nonpareil's Friends Turned Out
Last Night to Swell the Fund
for His Family.

The widow of Jack Dempsey, the Nonpa.
riel prize-fghter of the world, will receive
something in the neighborhood of $1,000
from the benefit rendered her by the
friends of her late husband. The Peoples
Palace, where the entertainment was held
last night, was packed to the oors, and all
the seats were sold on a cash basis.
Promptly at $780, after some selections
by the Letter carriers' band. the entertain.
ment began and was followed by the glove
contests. Such well-known fighters as
Charles Turner of Stockton, J. Choynski,
Henry Peppers, Spider Kelly, Billy Smith
Tom Sharkey, Young Mitchell, Gus Her.
got, j. Maroney, Frank La Fell, Billy
Cook. Dial Haw kins. George Green. James
O'Neill. Joe King, Alexander Greggins
and Deacon Jones came before the aud
fence and exhibi ted their prowess with
the gloves.
An especially interesting feature was the
81 x-round conte st for points between j
Lawler of Oakland and ]. Reilly of Sar
Francisco, both in the feather-weight
class. Young Mitchell presided as referee
and after the first five rounds, which, he
said, were equal, finally bestowed the
prize upon LAWYER.
Billy Armstrong and Jimmie Whelan
in another six-round go, finished the
evening and made it very lively for those
| who take an interest in such things. II
| fighting, and some violent jolts were re-
| ceived by both men.
Altogether the whole affair was one oil
| the best conducted entertainments ever
arranged for San Francisco audience. II
was particularly orderly, and Cliff
Phillips, who donated his theater for the
occasion, saw to 1t that his employees kept
perfect order and everybody who wa.
| entitled to a seat got one.
The gentlemen who had charge of the
preliminary and concluding arrangement:
were all personal friends of the deceased
and, like all Westerners, are true to him
| still. The committees were made up O.
the following gentlemen:
| Colonel l.. G. Flanagan, chairman; John L
| Mitchell, vice-chairman; j. j. Jamison, secre
| tary; G. X. Liddle, assistant secretary; James
| Gilleran, treasurer.
Executive committee-James Gilleran, J. C
Nealon, ]. T. Sullivan, j. ]. Groom, Rome Har
| ris, C. F. Curry.
finance committee-P. F. Nolan, Jesse
John Ferguson, A. J; Martin, William DAILY.
Hall committeerE c. Kalben, John casey Cas-
Jones, w. H. Rice, James Chesley, Gale Coax
Printing committee-w. W. Madden, D. Lay
| ton, John Welsh, James OIndorf, George
Treadway, w. E. Ingram, C. A. Bergen, r.
McCreadie, J. Knobloch.
Talent Commissioning Phillips, Archie
| risey, J. w. Geogan, w. Kennedy. Walter Mo-
| rosco, A. Bouvier, Alexander Greggains, Pro-
| lessor Billy Jordan, H. b. Cook, e. Homan
Joseph McAuliffe. S. 81. Friedlander, Ed Foster
| Professor Barney Farley, Thomas Sharkey
J. l.. Mitchell. George Green, d. Needham, J. J.
| Gottlob; John Morrisey, stage manager; Pro-
| fessor Billy Jordan, master of ceremonies.
Mrs. Dempsey will receive the receipts
of the benefit to-day, on which occasion
| she will be made aware that Jacks widow
and two children are not forgotten by the
devotees of the art her late husband wa,
such thorough master Of