The San Francisco call., 1897-06-05
THE FIGHTERS.
PuRllists Who Are in Demand.
Dixon and WOlCott Are
Coming.

With the exception of the Olympic
Clubs professional boxing entertain
ment which will be held this month there
is nothing on the cards to excite the at
tention of the patrons of pugiIism. But
there are many rumors afoat and where
there is so much smoke there must be
some fire. Doubtless within the next two
weeks matches will be m ade by local clubs
that will cause no end of talk and specu-
laton.
The California Club has taken THE
CALL s tip and is now negotiating for a
twenty-round bout between Charles Nc
Keever and Tom Tracey. If this match
Is made the patrons of good fistic sport
can safely count upon witnessing g nill
that Will prove as in teresting as the Green
and McKeever fight
1t will be remembered that Tracey gave
Green the hardest kind of a ten-round
argument in Woodward's Pavilion some
three months ago and when the bout
ended Tracey was the stronger man of the
two.
twenty-round contest between Tom
and George would compel the wise ones
who gam bic on prlze-ights to put on
their thinking caps. Tracey is a harder
puncher than McKeever.
Tom O'Rourke, the noted sporting man
sign articles OF agreement in benalf OF his
colored colt, Wolcott, whom o. Rourke is
anxious to Dcatcr against Green at anv
weight In fact O'Rourke has intimated
that he will not draw the weight line" if
Green consents to fight Wolcott in this
City. But George does not fancy clinch-
ing with colored fox, and hence he has
drawn the color line.
Dal Hawkins will be offered an oppor-
tunlty Of testing his skill as a clever
pugilist against George Dixon, who is also
under the wing of Manager O'Rourke.
'Slick" Abraham telegraphed o Rodrke
a few days ago that he had been author
lZed by local club to offer the men
$4,000 purse and O'Rourke has notified a
particular friend in this City to look up
Abraham and CLEAN some authentic in
formation from him on the matter.
Doubtless, the $1,000 offer for Hawkins
and Dixon Is only myth. which will end
In smoke. Hawkins has frequently stated
that lie was willing to fight any man in
his class for $1,000 purse, but nothing
less. AS Dixon Is not the drawing card
that he was few years ago, it is sale to
say that he will not turn his back upon
$3OOO uurses, which are not easily caught
nowad US.
O Rourke writes that If there should be
an opening for twenty-round mill be-
| tween Dixon and Hawkins the latter
must deposit 5000 as a guarantee that he
Will weigh III at the ring side at 128
pounds.
With the large number of boxing clubs
that are now in existence it was thought
that the end of the rope had been reached,
but TINS is not so, as there are others -
Last Thursday evening a gathering of
sports was held in the office of Thomas P.
Robinson at 19 O'Farrell street, and after
the usual talk that invaria bly, precedes
the Introduction of anything substantial.
Charles J. Collins moved that new box
lng-elub be launched Into life," with all
the slnews OF war attached.
Well, a new club was born there and
then and 1t will be known as the uni
versai Athletic Club OF California" ;" which
Is, Is supposed 10 carry everything in sight.
lhe officers are: Charles ]. Collins. rresi-
dept: }. G. Boyne, president; VIII