The San Francisco call., 1897-11-13
OWENS SOLAR
PLEXUS BLOW
zeigler's Rank FAKE Last
Wednesday Hurt the
Pugilistic Game.
Lumley Renews His Charges
That the Sharkey-G oddtrd
Fight Is Fixed.
Peter Jackson Says That He Will
Meet Ohoynski for Twenty
Rounds.

The pugilistic situation in the Geen.
Zeigler fake received a solar plexus bow.
Those who paid So and $5 to witness The
fasco are very sore to think that tey
should be so badly duped, while thse
who occupied 81 seats in the gallery se
equally as vehement in denounCing ts
wretched affair.
That Zeigler faxed the fight has beel
conclusively shown in The CALL. 1t has
clearly demonstrated that the thing was
fixed" The public who paid their
money to see Mr.. Green and Mr.. Zaigler
perform will hereafter be chary in patron
izing ring events. One or two good con-
tests, like the battle between Green and
Mckeever. or the one in which Lavigne
and Walcott were the principals, may re-
move somewhat the stigma now attached
10 the sport. But 1t is almost certain that
after the Sharkey- -FitZsimmon fake.
where the sailor Pxhi ibited such coward
ice, and the late Z4ig ier- Green farce. the
days OF the National Athletic Club, which
consists OF fight promoter Gibbs and
fl ,ht-promoter Groom, are short and full
of trouble.
Ii Zeigler rece lived $3.50 in silver, which
he did, for making two or three passes at
Green, falling to the floor and writhing
In agony, which was assumed, how much
would the thrifty Philadelphian demand
to put up fight similar in character to
WaIcott's when ne met Lavigne?
1t IS evident from Zeigler's manner
Wednesday that the purse offered by the
hght-promoters was too trivial for him to
fake even respecta bly,. Had the Phila-
delphlan fought two rounds and then
gone to the mat the fasco wouldn't have
been SO palpable and glaring as it was.
Lumley, IN the New York Illustrated
Goddard meeting. That paper states that
'he thlng mas been fixed for Goddam to
go out. Continuing, LumIey says: "If
Goddard does not LAY down. al he
agreed to, there may be some other way
OF getting the best OF the publ and their
money. LIS a good match to keepciear
OF, and my advice to every one is MT TO
bet cent on the result. If GODDARD
wishes to retain his name as ightr he
should at once throw off the Shskey
trick affair and take on Choynski."
Peter jackson is thinking strongi OF
going on the road with L. R. Stoclgeu
| and vaudeville company. In speaing
about 1t the noted coiored heavy WIGHT
said: I'VE contem plate making a tosof
the coast. None of our arranpemete
however, will prevent me from bong
any OF the aspiring heavy weights lee
that Choynskl, in an interview pub!ised
IN 1HE GALL, stated that he would net
me IN the roped arena. l shouldoe
pleased to box Choynski twenty round
Much has been said and written ab,t
my having deteriorated as a boxer ,t
how is the public to know whether he
gone back or not when 1 am unable to tt
match?
Now. understand, I am making
complaint. In the course of time l sh5
probably be able to secure a go. Choynsj
is very sturdy pugilist. 1 think
ought to prove an attraction. OF cours
1t couldn't be expected that Choynsk
sh4uio meet me Immediately after hi
fight with Jeffries. which takes place OF
the evening of the 30lh inst.
How much time would I require tc
train? L think that 1 could get into con.
dillon in six weeks"
A match between Jackson and Cbovn.
SKI ought to be pugilistic attraction.
both men have many friends in this CITY.