The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30
OLYMPIC CLUB BOXERS.
Pugilists Who Are in Fine
Trim for Friday Evenings
Exhibition.
Joe McAuliffe, Who Is to Fight Slavin,
Is Reducing Flesh Rap.
idly.

The Olympic Club is now sanguine of
having a big house on Friday evening,
when 1t will give its second professional
boxing entertainment in the gymnasium.
Director Short said yesterday that the
tickets for the entertainment are selling
like hot cakes and. that the club will cer-
tainly realize nice sum from the scheme
to help along the financial end of this
grand athletic institution.
Van Buskirk and Davis are in the pink
of condition and the big Olympic heavy
weight is very confident of putting the
Omaha champion to sleep in short order.
1t will surely be quick and spirited con-
test What promises to be the prettiest
bout of the evening will be a meeting be-
tween Macarthur and Green. This will be
four rounds and the spectators can rest
satisfied that they will witness scientific
contest worth going many miles to see.
Butler and Rochette will have a hot
argument for eight rounds, and it can
safely be said tEat the clever bantams,
Mahoney and Smith, will give q rattling
performance. The Olympic boys are
backing Smith strongly because he is said
to be stronger and much harder puncher
than the man from SausaliIo. Davis is
favorite over Van Buskirk, Rochette is
favorite over Butler and even money is
being placed on the bout between Nc
Arthur and Green.
The following circular, which is self
explanatory, has been sent by the Olympic
Clubs secretary to each member of the
club:
On Friday evening, July 81, there will be
held In the gymnasium of this club three
eight-round professional boxing contests Il
has been decided to charge the members of
this club 81 for tickets to witness this exhibi-
ton, and 10 non-members the charge will be
~ DU. In EXPLANATION of N hfe
matter we have TO say that first-class amateur
talent is almost impossible to obtain, owing to
the fact that the Amateur Athletic Union will
only admit OF $35 prize being given, and we
find II very difficult 10 induce men to train for
weeks al time and then to contest for a S35
prize. We therefore have concluded to follow
in the footsteps of all the large clubs in the
East and give q gentlemen's night when all
contestants are profes ssionals. Such ali enter
tainment viii cost about $1,000, and in order
to give 1t we are obliged 10 charge as stated
above.
For the accommodation of members half of
the seats Will be partitioned of and members
Will be admitted at the main entrance TO the
club upon presentation of their membership
card, accompanied by an admission ticket No
seats Will be reserved.
Should this entertainment meet with the
success anticipated similar ones viii be given
in the near future. The worlds Champion.
james :. Corbett, will act as referee.
On Monday evening, August g. a general
meeting of the club Will be held for the nur.
pose OF eiecting committee of five, who shall
nominate candidates for office for the ensuing
term, and their nominees shall be known as
the regular ticket. Yours respectfully,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
CHARLES J. BoswoRIH, Secretary.
George MiehIIng. the clubs wrestling
instructor, returned from the East yester-
day after enjoying a very pleasant va
cation. Miehling says that he had not
seen In his journey through the large
Eastern cities an athletic club that seemed
to compare with the Olympic in any way.
Peter Maher and his manager will leave
for New York to-day. Choynskf was
anxious to fight Maher in this CITY. but
now that the prospect of a contest is
knocked on the head Joseph saws that he
is ready 10 meet the next best man under
the auspices of any club that will offer a
good purse.
Joe McAuliffe is getting into fine con-
dition. He has taken off twentv-one
pounds of avoirdupois since he COM
menced training and the obese stomach
which gave him the appearance of highly
conditioned Alderman is fast disapnear-
ing. The friends of McAuliffe will he
pleased to learn that Professor FarIev's 3
protege has still good chance of WINNING
fame and coin by whipping some of the
big lighters who are doing more talkine
than actual fg hting.