The San Francisco call., 1896-05-12
MEN WHO WILL FIGHT.
Sharkey and Williams and Hawkins and
ZiegIer Have Been Matched.


The National Athletic Club is already
arranging for its next fistic entertainment.
The managers say that they will have no
difficulty in securing frst-class fistic talent,
but it is the leasing of a proper hall for
the purpose where the shoe pinches most.
The pavilion would be frst-class place,
no doubt, but the expense attached to the
holding of series of boxing contests
within that big structure is considerable.
The Olympic Club had to paw something
like $lOO-an expense account for the
breakage of "furniture"- its one even
ing's entertainment. There are other in.
cidentals connected with the lease of this
place which very materially lessen the
weight of the profits realized from box
ing entertainment
The National Club has completed ar
rangements for a ten-round bout some
evening In the early part of June between
Tom Sharkey, "the natator," and big Will
iiams, the colored pugilist who fought Ed
Smith of Denver. 1t is said that Williams
relies entirely on his strength and ability
TO lnf11ct punishment by heavy hitting to
VIII victory. He shows no judgment,
but goes right in at his man hammer and
tongs and slashes away regardless of where
his blows land. Everybody is aware of
Saarkey's style of fighting, consequently
all that need be said of a match between
those fellows is that the pace will be hot
until one OF the "hurricaners'' will come
to grief and the end may come as an early
surprise to fighters and ectators.
The fake fighters, or those of them who
propose in case of dire distress to resort to
subter1uge will have to quit thinking
10 ,b,&
known as the "groin" punch. Referee Al
King says that the next fighter who will
play for wind" by giving to him and the
spectators the impression that he was nit
"below the belt" will receive a sentence
which he (king) guarantees to be safe
cure for groin complaint.
The manager of the Peoples Theater
has, 1t is said, consummateG match be-
tween Dal Hawkins and Ziegler. The lat
ter is in very straitened circumstances and
will agree to almost any proposition that
will result in money making.
The sports of Bakersfield have organ
lied an athletic club which will be known
as the Kern County Athletic Club. The
officers are: President, G. G. Rowell Sec
retary and business manager, Walter E.
Gould; treasurer, w. w. Hopcroft; pro-
fessor of boxing, Thomas Barry of San
Francisco. The directors are now on the
hunt for good boxers, and when they will
find suitable talent a grand evenings en-
tertainment will be given which will con-
sist of all kinds of indoor athletic sport.
Barry is good instructor of physical cul-
ture.
About eight months ago the Olympic
Club offered life membership to any
member who, during the year, would bring
into the club the greater number OF men,
bers. The race for the title was very in
teresting for few months. but when the
friends of DR.. E. n. Short, the leader at
the club, heard that he (Short) was in the
race they fiocked to his assistance, and as a
result the popular athlete is now far ahead
OF his competitors, and running to the
homestretch under an easy pull.
The Olympic Club do not intend to give
a second boxing tournament this year.