The San Francisco call., 1897-10-18
Good Sport Is Promised
During the Present
Week.
Joe MCAuliffe and Steiner
Are in the Pink of
Condition..
An IroncIad Agreement to Prevent
Faking-Other Attra Ctions Of
the Carnival.
Special Dispatch to THE CALI.

LOS ANG ELES, CAL, Oct. 17.-All the
con ntestants billed for the two days fistic
exhibitions 20 be held on October 10 and
% are hard at work training, and ali give
promise of entering the ring in the pink
of condition. Joe McAuliffe, Joe King
and Bob Thompson are quartered at Re-
dondo Beach, and Jack Steiner, Jack
Carter and Kid Parker at Santa Monica.
McAuliffe will prove surprise to thos
who have not recently seen him in action.
He has improved In every direction. He
is quicker with his hands and his hitting
power has perceptibly increased. He has
also come TO the realization that he has a
pair OF good, stout legs. and that they
are for use. Whoever goes against him
will quickly find that he is no longer the
Joe of wnom il was said his feet were an.
chored to the floor. Joe shows an eager
ness for his work and enters into it with
real enjoyment. He will fight at 207 or
20S pounds.
Steiner, too, is doing an amount of
work that will leave little excuse on ac-
coun: Of condition, should his star not be
in the ascendant after the battle is over
on Tuesday night.
To prevent any possibility of the con-
testants taking. Withdrawing or refusing
to fight, as did Stelzner in San Francisco
each man was ompelled to put up for:
felt varying Cor $3.50 to $500 and to sign an
agreement with the Southern California
Athletic As ociation. This provides that
the winner shall get 40 per cent and the
loser 20 per cent of the receipts. That
signed by McAuliffe and Steiner contains
the following clause against taking:
And it is further agreed BY both said Joe
McAuIiffe and Jack Stelzner, each tor himself
that the contest shall be upon Its merits and
10 the entire satisfaction OF the party of the
second part; and upon any attempt on the
part OF the contestants 10 hlppodrOme, or il
the contest shall not be entirely satisfactory
to the said Southern California Athletic AssO-
citation or its representatives. the association
shall declare the affair mo contest" and no
portion OF the said receipts shall be claimed
by either OF the contest tants.
This is also EN- bod led in the o other agree
mepts.
President McRoberts of the association
said that he did not propose to have any
i'm position practced by any of the pugi-
lists. ''lf [ see that any of them is not
doing his utmost to win" he remarked
81 will stop the fight and have him thrown
out of the ring and out of the hail, and he
won't get one cent, but will lose his forfeit
money. l propose TO have the contests
strictly fair and genuine in every parlicu-
lar"
Preliminary to the meeting between
McAuliffe and Ste zner on Tuesday, which
is tJ he for Inc heavy weight champion
ship of California. there will be a six
round contest between Charles Smith. a
brother of Solly Smith, and George Baker
of Denver, and a ten-round go be tween
Will Whitesides OF San Bernardino and
Phil Green of the Acme Club, Oakland.
Friday night two Guam piouship contests
will be fought. Joe King of San Francisco
will try conclusions with Jack Carter Of
Omaha for the mlddle-weight Champion
ship of California, and Bob Thomp- on of
Salt Lake and KID Parker of Denver will
decide who is to be lightweight champion
of California.
All the championship contests are for
fifteen round