The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
JOE GODDARD
ON HIS WAY
The Barrier Champion Com
ing Out to Meet Faker
Tom .Sharkey.
He May Ignore the Sailor When
Apprised of the Feeling
Here.
Green and Ziegler to Fight Under the
Auspices of the National
Club.

George Green and Owen Ziegler will
meet in the roped arena under the au-
spices of the National Club either on Fri
day evening, November IL, or on Monday
evening, Novem Der 10 The men will re-
ceive 60 per cent of the gross receipts if
one of them is declared the winner, and If
the decision be draw they will receive
only so per cent.
The club managers believe that by ex-
acting these stipulations from the pusilists
the public will see a better physical cul-
ture contest than under the old conditions,
where o provisions for reduction of the
purse in case of draw were made. There
have been too many draws in the battles
pulled pff in this ely since the revival of
nugilism, and the stand taken by the
National Club will tend to remedy this.
Green and Ziegler met once before in
this city. 1t was on MAY l, 1896. The
fight was for ten rounds. Ii took place in
the Mechanics Pavilion under the man
agement of the Olympic Club. Aft King,
the referee, awarded the battle to Green.
The purse was for $500 $1,000 to the win
ner and $500 TO the loser. Green was
much the heavier, but Ziegler put up a
sturdy battle and was lighting s:rong
when the mill ended. Ztegler will enter
the ring next month several pounds
heavier than when he fought Green re-
fore.
Zeke Abrahams of the Knickerbocker
Club received a dispatch from joe God
dard in New York last night stating that
he would leave that city last night for San
Francisco and arrive here Wednesday.
Goddard comes out 10 fight Sharkey in
Move m ber. The Knicke booker Club sent
him $500 10 defray his expenses.
1t IS probable that when Goddard arrives
here and i apprised of Sharkey's great
unpopulariIy he will refuse to fight the
sailor. taking on Joe Choynski, which
would be "reat drawing card. the public
knowing that the mill would De on the
square.
In an interview published in THE CALL
Friday and which was had with Goddard
IN Boston the barrier champion stated
that he would need no training to fight
ShaTkey. subsequently in an interview
Sharkey declared that he would need no
training to fight Goddard. The Identical
statement regarding condition coming
from the two men is significant and many
are asking If the thing has already been
fixed 10 have the battle declared draw
ana the purse div.ded.
Sharkey's course in his battle with Fitz-
simmons, like Banquo's ghost, will not
down, and the public is justified in Ques-
iionlng the gehuinenes> of any match i'll
which he figures as one of the D incipais:
in fact, figures in at all.
Alter Sharkey's performance with FitZ-
sim mons Polo Com missioner Gunst de-
Cared that ne wouIf see that the sailor
never fought in San Francisco again to
gull the public. Commissioner Gunst has
just returned from Europe, and on being
questioned on the subj'ct refused TO stale
whether he would stop the fight. Com
missioner Guns: and Abrahams are friends
and it was stated last night that he will
dissuade Abrahams from pulling the fight
off.
Lavigne and Walcott are training hard
for what promises TO be one of the great
est, if not the greatest battle, ever fought
in San Francisco. Laviene is out to the
Six Mile House, and is being loo ked after
by his brother. Billy. Walcott is at
Johnny CrolPs, in Alameda, under the
watchful eve of Tom o Rourke Dixon.
the feather weight champion, and
,Scaldy" Bill Quinn are working on i'm.
Walcott, with the exception of Fitzsim-
mons, is a bout the only man in the coun-
try who can fight successfully in two
classes. He can enter the ring as a light
or welter-weight. Walcott is under con-
tract TO weigh in al O'clock on The day
of the fight at 136 pounds. When he
fought Green he was much heavier. La
vigne is lightweight. He contemplates
not training down too fine, so that he can
successfully resist Wolcott rusnes
The battle takes place on the evening OF
October % al the Mechanics Paw ion 1t
will be under the auspices of The Occi.
dental Club. Seat viii probably be sold
at 81 90. So, So and 81