The San Francisco call., 1897-12-16
YOUNG GRIFFO
And LAVIGUE'
Ahe Lightweight Cham
pions VIII Fight in
Oakland.
Young Mitchell Has Secured
a Permit for Next Wednes-
day Evening.
Eilly Delaney Selected to Referee
the Hawkins and Connolly
Contest.

Young MItchell was in pleasant mood
last evening. Yesterday some friends OF
The retired welter-weight champion in
formed him that the athletes of Oakland
and the residents who are desirous OF
seeing scientific contest between two
great ring generals were organizing an
athletic club with the object OF pulling
C1 the LavIgne and Critic contest in the
City of the Oaks If that were possible.
Mitchell lost no time in delberalion,
but hastened TO the other side OF the bav,
where he was met by O number OF the
sport-Ioving public
After discussing the proposition of a
contest between Layigne and Guffo, a
club was organized under the name OF the
Occidental Athletic Club OF Oakland,
with the following officers: President,
q. Loverich; e-president, J. T. CrOlI;
secretary and treasurer George II. Siebe;
I manager and superintendent, John L.
Mitchell; directors-L Schuler, 5. Lust,
John Willis, James Spencer and George
Palmer.
Afler the club was organized the next
and most important feature was The Ques-
tIon OF securing permit from the author
ties OF Oakland. a committee was Sc
IecJed and 1t reported favorably.
Ihe report read that a permit had been
must be purely scientific and that il shall
not exceed fifteen rounds.
The club was thoroughly satisfied with
the report and it selected Wednesday
evening, the 22d inst, as the date on
which the boxers will meet 10 decide the
question OF supremacy. The place selected
i The Oakland Exposition building, which
i situated on Twelfth street, between
Webster and Harrison.
After arrangements had been perfected
Young Mitchell returned to this city I'M
mediately and hunted up George Lavigne
he found the lightweight champion at the
Post-street baths, and after Mitchell had
explained TO him the situation Lavigne
agreed 10 postpone his departure for Sag
lnaw, Mich, until after the contest He
then departed with his brother Billy for
his old training-quarters at Blanken's
Six-mile House.
Critic is at Sausalito, and since his ad-
vent in that town he has taken very ex-
cellent care of himself.
In fact Griffo is to-day in first class con-
ditlon, ana will give an excellent account
Of himself. He i the acknowledged cham
pion of all pugilists; that is in scientific
boxing. In fact he has no superior.
LaYigne is also extremely clever, conse-
Quently the people who will witness the
mill can confidently hope 10 see a grand
exhibition of clean hitting and stopping
The preliminary will consist or a ten
round contest between Joe Cotton and
Henry Baker. and this bout will take
place at 8 P. NJ. sharp SO that the event
OF the evening will be brought off without
any delay.
The Knickerbocker Clue, at a meeting
held last evening, selected Billy Delaney
of Oakland to referee theHawkins and
Connolly contest, which will lake place
this evening. In case Delaney should re-
fuse the position, the club will select some
other person to-day.
Hawkins seconds will be Charley Glea-
son, Teddy Alexander and "Sp1der"
Kelly. Eddie Connolly will be esquired
by Tim McGrath, Jim Neal (formerly
Hawkins manager) and Jimmy Lynch.
joe King, who VIII meet Tom Lansing
in a ten-round contest, will be seconded
by Frank Purcell, Young Dutchy, Jim
Lovenfeld and William Casey. Lansing
will b5 attended by Tim McGrath, Jim
Neal and Jimmy Lynch. The ten-round-
ers will select their referee to-day.
Betting on the contests has been very
light Crowley ard Raggett have sold
some pools with Hawkins a favorite at
$40 as against 81 on Connolly. No pools
have been SOLD at Corbetts up to a late
hour. Hawkins was around town last
evening. He was busiIy engaged looking
up his friends. He said tnat be was in
tine