The San Francisco call., 1897-11-30
Jim MCDONALD
IS THE Choice
A Baseball Umpire Selected
to Referee the Big Fight
at Woodwards.
Jeffries' Friends Have Run His
Stock Up to Almost
Even Money.
Critic Will Arrive This Evening and
Will Be Taken in Hand by
Young Mitchell.

The heavyweight battle between
Chovnski and Jeffries will be decided this
evening a. Wood wards Pavilion.
The betting is for some reason not very
spirited. The hackers of Choynski have
been holding back their coin, possibly
thinking that by doing so they will get
better value for their money to-day. Last
week Jeffries stock was below par, so 10
speak, and he had few supporters, but ow-
ing 10 the many favorable reports which
have arrived from his training quarters
within the past few days his stock in
trade has advanced perceptibly, and un-
less large wads of Choynski money will
be placed on commission to-day the Los
Angeles champion heavyweight Will run
his opponent close race in the betting.
Last Saturday Jeffries was selling at S.
as against $40 on Choynski, but the friends
of the last-named pugilist quit betting,
and as very little of their money has been
seen since then in the poolrooms Jeffries
supporters were yesterday offering 81 so
against $40, and at these figures Choynski
M oney was hard 10 get.
Doubtless the knowing ones who are
playing 1.-the old horse for the hard road"
have quit betting until this evening, when
they will open up their purse strings on
seeing a good, substantial short end.
Am ong the men who are supposed to
know thing or two about scraps and
scrappers" the general opinion IS that
ChoynsKi intends to go right at his op-
ponent and finish him as quickly as pos
sible. The sports argue that Choynski Is
a sprinting fighter and wins in short
order or not at all. In Jeffries be will
Il E,t1o oil ushn nj taly
considerable punishment, as was demons
trated by him when he fought Ruhling.
He will also go the distance unless he be
shipped 10 drea inland by one of Choynski's S
favorite left-hand iolts on the jaw.
In "sizing up" the two men all that can
be said is this: Choynski will have great
advantage from the Knowledge he has
gained by years of hard experience in the
ring and he should find lillle difficulty in
landing on Jefffies, who is really too
heavy man to be shifty.
Jeffries Will handicap Choynski in
weight and age and if be proves TO be as
clever IS his trainer states he may posi-
Dly give the old warhorse a surprise. but
to do this trick he must have improved
considerably in hitting and footwork
since his fight with Running.
AT noon yesterday, Billy Delaney, Eddie
Graney and the managers of the National
Club met for the ostensible purpose of
selecting referee. After exchanging a
'"w remarks, Delaney proposed J m Nc
Donald, the baseball um IRE, as referee
and Graney did not otter the least obi C.
tlon TO the selection. 1t was discovered,
| however, that Mcdonald had shipped to
San Rafael on some business and Graney
suggested right away, in case Mcdonald
refused the office. that Ed Homan OF
theatrical fame be considered. Delaney
did not object to Homan, but evidenced a
strong reference for Mcdonald. 1t was
hen decided 10 send a messenger to hunt
up Mcdonald, and the meeting adjourned
until o'clock last evening.
When Mcdonald returned from San
Rafael he repaired Inn ediately to the
''clubroons" OF the National CLUB and
there met Delaney. Graney, ct al. He
was asked if he would referee the Choyn-
ski and Jeffries twenty-round mill, and
answered in the affirmative, but added
that he had no desire to act in the same
capacity SO far as the preliminary fifteen