The San Francisco call., 1896-10-30
PUG|L|sTs IN TRAINING
Champion Jack McAuliffe Is
Rapidly Getting Into
Condition.
Why Tom Sharkey Cannot Score a
Knockout = English Clubs Are
After George Green.

There will be no dearth of boxing con-
tests in this City after the excitement of
election fades away.
The first professional event OF note will
be the Carroll and McAuliffe ten-round
bout, which will be held under the
auspices of the st. Georges Club. The
contest will doubtless be held in the Me-
chanics' Pavilion. as the managers for the
st. Georges Club cannot agree with Young
Mitchell regarding terms for lease of
the Woodward's pavilion.
1t is said that when Mitchell was asked
for figure he demanded almost double
the price he was paid for the use of the
hall by the Armory Club, consequently
the st. Georges Club will look elsewhere
for place in which 10 "pull OFF, the
championship lightweight contest.
McAuliffe is training hard for the match
at old Barney Farley's hostelry, and his
numerous friends are confident that the
champion will give tirs;-class account of
himself when he meets the well-condi-
toned and we'll trained lad who surprised
him some years ago in one of the most
exciting and interesting fisric battles that
was ever witnessed by the members of the
old California Club.
Carroll is sanguine of turning the tables
on his old opponent and it can be safely
said that the members of the st. Georges
Club will see, on the evening of Novem ber
IL, an exhibition of clean hitting and stop
ping which they will have good reason to
remember Tor many days.
Among the pugilists of the present day
it would be a difficult matter to select a
brace of fighters who are so thoroughly
l,,l i1I 80 fI,o arf st oalf Hofn nj ha
men who have been matched by the St.
Georges Club. As q preliminary to the
event OF the evening "Spider' Kelly and
Lon Agnew will box ten rounds, and 1T
goes without saying that this contest will
prove very interesting.
On the evening of November 25 George
Green and Danny Needham will spar ten
rounds under the auspices OF the National
Club, ana it is said that Bob Thompson,
the hard-hitting colored fighter oil Salt
Lake, Will meet on this occasion the
winner of the Kelly and Agnew contest in
a ten-round bout provided that the sue
cessful competitor will be physically in
condition to 60 ten-r round race.
Tom Sharkey Is determined to be in the
pink OF condition when be enters the ring
to contest in an event which will either
stamp him as one of the greatest heavy
weight pugilists of the day or man who
has been singularIy successful because of
his good fortune. Tom IS now stationed
at his training quarters near the Seal
Rock, and if good hard exercise and bag
punching will win him the match, there
will be no gainsaying the fact that the
sailor will achieve a great victory. But
there is something as important as perfect
condition which the sailor must cultivate,
if he expects to defeat the clever and hard
hitting Cornishman.
Sharkey has a style OF fighting which is
peculiarly his own. IL puzzles clever
fighters, and the men who have been
whipped by him contend that his system
OF defense ana attack, although decidedly
awkward, is difficult of solution. 1t is
patent, however, that Sharkey cannot adj
minister knockout blow. Professional
boxing instructors who have seen the
sailor milling are of the opinion that he
cannot possibly whip FitzsilnmoHs unless
he learns how TO throw the weight OF his
body with a blow. Sharkey's friends say,
however, that he has recently learned
many little tricks which will surprise the
knowing ones when they next see
him in fighting gear.
George Green has received two letters
from England. The Olympic Club of Bir-
mlngham offered him purse of $500 and
$3.50 expenses ii he will fight Dick Burge
twenty rounds, and the National Club of
London offered him purse of $500 and
$3.50 expenses to fight Burge the same
number of rounds, but Green must de-
post $2500 as side wager with the pack
ers of Burge. The contestants must weigh
in at LA pounds at o'clock on the after
noon of the contest.
Green says that of the two clubs he pre-
fers the National and if he can raise" the
necessary backing he will accent the offer.
He will however, demand $500 expenses
in case he decides upon taking a trip to
England, as he will have trainer accom-
naQy him