The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
The Former Coloradoan
Would Like to Meet the
Great Peter.
Willing to Face the Winner
Of the Goddard -Sharkey
Fiasoo.
Something About 0'Rourke and
When Walcott Had Muscular
Cramps.

Yesterday many took advantage of the
beautiful weather TO visit Waicott and
Lavigne at their training quarters. The
lads are in the pink of condition and are
anxiously waiting for Friday night to
come.
Young Mitchell, president of the 0cci-
dental Club crossed the bay and spent
the day with O'Rourke. Further plans
for the big battle were perfected. The
greatest care is being taken by the man
agement to insure the spectators from an
noyance in securing their seats. The
ushers will be in uniform and in sufficient
force TO handle the big crowd.
The demand for seats is something un-
precedented in local ring history. Many
orders have been booked from Nevada
and several from Oregon and Arizona.
Nearly every city in The State has applied
fer tickets.
O'Rourke is somewhat apprehensive.
He is afraid that on the night of The bat
tie Walcott may be afflicted with muscu-
lar cramps. O'RourKe, while not wishing
in the least to detraet from Lavignes
great victory when he met Walcott at
Mespeth, L. l., attributes Walcott's defeat
10 muscular era mps.
If this be true it is the first time in Wal.
cott's numerous battles that he has met q
man capable of giving him muscular
cramps. Those who witnessed the battle
say that the Saginaw Kid fought the
doughty warrior from Barbados to a
stand, and that in another round he would
have finished him.
'In the fight Friday night Walcott will
have several pounds the better OF it. La
rArn nhah q
o'c.ock. when the men are TO Ugh in.
Walcott will 60 but little below 1876. From
the time tie men weigh in until they en-
ter the ring Wacott will take on at least
five pounds. VIII this rapidly acquired
weight be a benefit TO him? O'Rourke
thinks that 1T will, for several days were
spent qulbblng over weights before the
match was made. Lavigne wanted to
weigh in at 136 at the ringside. ORourke
wouldn't entertain this proposition and
the matter was compromised al 136 st 6
O'clock.
There are those, however, who contend
that the rapidly acquired weight will
leave Walcott in the first few rounds of
the fight, and if he is not successful in
stopping the kid early In the fight.
This weight. instead of being beneficial,
will be detriment.
Ii the pugil SITS put up an exhibition
similar 10 the one fought at Mespeth. il
fought battle ever witnessed in the roped
arena in this city.
Both men are sloggers. Thew are al
ways on the aggressive and hammer one
another about the ring viciousiy. 1t is
give and take. and in the coming battle
the question OF endurance should be con-
sidered
In their former bout WaIcott had the
better OF the contest FOR the first ten
rounds, and then Lavigne became the ag-
gr or and Walco;t was badly distressed
when time was called in the fifteenth
round and the battle given to Lsvigne.
The great showing which Waicott m ad e
with Green will make the colored lad the
iavorlte In the betting. Itis thought that
the betting before the night of the battle
VIII be l0 to Z, perhaps 10 TO 6. Walcott
VIII not be TO shot, however.
Denver" Ed Smith, who is manager
OF the Colonist Hotel at Victoria, B. c..
writes to Bogie O Donnell asking him to
match him with Peter Jackson, the fight
10 take place IN this city. Ii Smith is un-
able TO get go with Peter he stands
ready to meet the winner of the Goddard.
Sharkey tasco.
Smith IS reported as taking great care of
Almseii, and is said to have largely re-.
gained his old-time vIgor.
The war between the National and
hnlcKerbecker clubs is hourly growing
more acute. Zeke Abrahams. like Mac.
beth, defies FIght-promoter Gibbs and
Flght-promo otter Groom. He saws that he
Will pull off the Goddard-Sharkev affair
before the ZiegIer-Green contest at tine
National. Groom and Gibbs say that he
won't do anything OF the kind and the
war is on. Both factions claim to have a
pull at the City Hall and several left
hamded hooks, uppercuts and nose-enders
VIII be delivered before a decision Is rem.
dered. VI