The San Francisco call., 1897-11-27
WILL BATTLE
TUESDAY NIGHT
Choynski and Jefries Have
Quit Training and Are
Now Resting.
The Los Angeles Heavy Weight
Champion Is Confident
of Winning.
Gr:fo Will Arrive on Sunday Even
ing Under Engagement to the
Occidental Club.

On Tuesday evening the National Ath-
letic Club will ''pull off the much talked
of heavyweight battle between Choynski
and Jeffries. Betting on the result faVors
the smaller man, who has learned much
from experience, but then the sports in
| Oakland are following Billy Delaney's ad-
vice, and they will play Jeffries, who will
remain on the short end while the betting 6
| lasts.
| Some pools have already been sold at
Crowley & Ragetts at $40 to 81. with
| Choynski on the long end. 1t is thought
that the San Francisco boy will finish in
| the betting TO l favorite.
The fighters are in splendid fettle, espe-
ciaIIy can this be said of Jeffries, who has
been training two months for this match,
| it having been postponed twice. Cho-
! vnski is very confident of whipping his
| 200-pound opponen. and in case he should
meet with defeat he will be the most sur
| prised man on earth.
Jeffr es did not make as good a shown g
when he fought Gus Ruhling as his ad-
mirers expected, but Delaney says that be
has improved so per cent since then, and
will whip Choynski 10 a certainty. as Joe
has had too many battles and cannot now
take anything like the punishment he
received from OOuudru ago III
Austral a. Delaney also contends that
| Choynski is a poor defensive fighter and
can be hit by any pugilist who has the
least knowledge of the game.
"Jeffres will hit him all right" said De-
laney, land YOU can bet that Choynski
will keep away from Jim after my boy
lands couple of let's on his ear or jaw.
1t won't be ali clear sailing with Choynski
this trip. Jeffries will satisfy his friends
that he is no dub, as some people chris
tened him after his battle with Ruhling.
Bv the way, this fellow Ruhing viii make
things interesting for any of the top.
noIchers"
Griffo, the champion drunkard pugilist
of the world, is now on his way from the
East to fill an engagement with the Occi-
dental Club. Provided Mr.. Critic Will
turn over new leaf and prove to the
people of this city that he will quit as
sociating with his friend John Barleycorn
while a resident of the State he will be
matched against George Lavigne.
Young Mitchell said Yesterday that if
Griffo cannon behave himself he will de-
clare the match off and have the fighter
shipped to parts unknown.
There is no gainsaying the fact that the
Australian is wonderful fighter, and in
condition he can make most any body look
sheepish in Il ring, but the Occidental
Club will find that the task of keeping
Mr.. Critic under orders is the hardest it
has ever experienced. Grffo will arrive
here probably Sunday evening.
Mic Aronson of 3l3 Geary street. who
trained McKeever to fight Green, is very
anxious for contest with any OF the light
or welter weights, Frank Mcconnell or
Jimny Whalen preferred.
Sam Fitzpatrick, the manager of Jack
Daley, writes that he Will ma ch his charge
against any 1873 pound man or earth, bar
ring kid" Lavigne. Here is good
chance for some of the local clubs to
secure {. good drawing card. Either Daley
and Tracey or Daley and Spider Kelly
should prove good attraction.
Frank Purcell is up in arms because
Billy Gallagher, who is now matched to
hight in Vallejo has him classed among
the pugilists Gallagher has defeated
Purcell says init, " and adds that he is
ready TO meet the winner OF the Gallagher
and Needham battle.
The following letter from the secretary
CT The Manhattan CLUB speaks for itself:
SAN FRANCISCO n ovember "a 1897.
Sporting Edtor-DEAR SIR: The exhib bltion
committee of the Manhattan Athletic CHM
beg to call your attention TO the fact that on
Monday evening, November %, there will be
held at clubrooms, 1749 Mission street. a
grand athletic exhibition. The following are
the main events: Four-round boxing contest
between Al Neil and John Lahey to de-
eide the welter- weight. cham pionship of the
club; four-round contest between William
Cole and James Mcdonald, and Andrew
Schnucker and Young Joe Walcot; boxing bv
F. Muller and Joe Meher, James Lucy and 1InS
Muller, Michael Egan aud jerry Nyhen To-
Bell and Thomas Murphy, Phil O Meara and
William Kently, Gene Mulligan and Harry
McLaughlan; club-swinging exercises bv pro
iessors Walter Cathcart and J. Dilges; wrest.
ling by Andy De Vos and Mr. Brill.