The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
The Knickerbocker Club
Wants a Local Man
as Referee.
sharkey and Maher Have Agreed
That This Is a Good
Jay" Town.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons May Fight
Again in Carson This
Year.


center is not the most gullible city in
America l am bigger sucker than ever
was caught with a string" said William
Thomas, a weIl-known Eastern sporting
man, who arrived here last month with
some friends, who left recently for the
Alaska gold fields.
"The sports of this City and those who
are willing to be known as sports," he
continued, must be pretty well fixed
financially, or they certainly would not
waste time and throw away good money
on prize-fights, the majority of which are
prearranged affairs.
Why, in New York if two pugilists en-
tered ring and put up such fighter
whatever you wish to call it-as Kelly and
EYerhardt put up last Wednesday even
in g the spectators would boot them out of
the ring.
Dixon and Hawkins got big money for
giving a very tame but stylish exhibition
here a few weeks go, and l understand
that Solly Smith and Johnny Griffin are
booked to give show some time this
month. This will be a slog from the
start, and the sports VINO expect to see
any science displayed will be sadly dis
appointed.
THE only fight l know of that gives
promise of being worth seeing is the
Green and Walcott fight, and that will be
a hummer. as the men are clever and
very stiff punchers. A match between
McKeever and Tracey would prove very
interesting too, as they are exceedingly
clever fellows.
Il cannot understand, though, why
people pay even much as dollar TO
see dubs fall all over themselves; but
San Francisco, as | said before, is a good
town for good things"
One of the most amusing pugilistic
turns recently accomplished by the know
ing ones to battle weak-eyed sports OF this
City is the announced consum nation Of
twenty-round fight for $40 900 between
Thomas Sharkey and Peter Maher. both
of whom claim the weight cham
pionship OF Ireland.
ANY person who is at all versed in fisti-
cuffs can see into the heart of the scheme
without the aid Of All X-ray.
Dan Lynch, during mis- tojourn in the
East, held several meetings with Makers
manager and they agreed that as boxing
was knocked in the Eastern cities the
only place open to money-maklng
scheme was San Francisco.
Connolly, who is Makers hacker, IA
vored a finish fight in Carson, but Lynch
threw cold water on that proposition
right away by informing his friend Con-
molly that a tight between Maher and
Shalkey in Carson or Reno would not
draw corporaPs guard.
Lynch had seen the Corbett and Fitz-
simmons mill and was feariu!ly disap-
pointed with the financial result.
Surely" said Lynch, Elf the big fell
lows lost money on the venture. where in
the name OF Klondvke will Maher and
Sharkey get Oft?
Connolly finally got to Lynoh's way of
thinking and the fight promoters con-
cIuded to pull off the mill in the good
sucker" city of the far West.
Lynch then journeyed TO San Francisco
and com pleted his plans. He interested
men who are friends of some of the Super
visors in the scheme and when smooth
sailing was assured club, called the
Knlckerbocker Sporting Club. was born,
with Mir. Abrahams of San Francisco as
Western agent.
Lynch, having completed this part of
the arrangement, shipped for New York
again. and after a few days rest in the
great Eastern metropolis be received-per
arrangement, OF course-a dispatch from
the Knickerbocker Club of San Francisco
offering $4,000 for twenty-round fight
between Maher and Sharkey.
Most assuredly he acce pied of the offer
in behalf of Mr.. Sharkey and Mr.. Con-
molly did likewise IN behalf of Mr.. Maher.
here and it is to be presumed that they
will be acceptable to the principals and
all concerned IN the scheme.
The name of the referee is not men,
toned in the document, but it is safe to
say that referee Will be selected who will
be acceptable to Messrs. Maher and Shar.
kew, after, of course, they will have had a
little lone act" agreement over the gentle
men.
1t is said that Mr.. Maher would be
pleased TO have George Sller and that Mr..
Lynch is in favor of some local man.
A letter was received yesterday by a
local sport from particular friend of Jim
Corbett, which stated that Corbett has
been keeping himself In splendid physical
condition and that Billy Brady had COM
pleted arrangements with Martin Julian
fof a return match between Corbett and
FiIzsimmons and that the battle will take
place in Carson City some time in the
latter part of October. AS the grass is
running short on the champions lawn, a
return match between Bob and Jim is not
ont Of tho nnpStiOn