The San Francisco call., 1897-10-20
JOE CHOYuSKI
IS DELAYED
His Match With Jeffries
Is Postponed Two
Weeks.
The National Club Will Put on
the Green and Ziegler Fight
Early Next Month.
Contests That Will Be Held in the
Reliance and Acme Clubs of
Oakland.

The match between Joe Choynski anc
Jim Jeffries OF Los Angeles, which wa:
booked to take place under the auspices O.
the National Athletic Club on Novem
Der 3, has been postponed until November
Is, owing 10 the sickness OF Choynski's
wife.
Yesterday Eddie Greaney received dis.
patch from the California heavy weight
who is at present in Chicago, stating that
he will arrive in this city early in Novem-
Der, unless something unforeseen should
happen TO detain him, and that he will be
ready to keep his contract with Jefferies
at any time after November 3. Novem ber
10 has been agreed upon as the date upon
which the heavy weights will meet in the
ring.
Regarding Goddard's challenge to
Choynski, Greaney said that he thought
Goddard was a dead one, and that he
would agree to give the Barrier champion
the entire purse or gate receipts In case
Choynski failed to stop him in ten rounds.
Goddard is training at Sausalito for his
prospective match with Sharkey.
The National Club will hold the Green
and Ziegler fight on the evening of No
vent 10. and the preliminary Will con-
sist OF ten-round contest between NJ.
McCue and Young DEMPSEY. The club
had an idea OF matching Young Dempsey
and Lawlor, but the latter has now placed
himself on par with Dixon and Smith
and positively refused to box one or any
number OF rounds for any sum less than
$500.
On the evening OF the Goth inst. Reno
and McCue will box ten rounds in the Re-
lance Club of Oakland, and on. Novem Der
. Billy Elmer will meet Frank Mcconnell
in ten-round bout before the Acme Ath-
letic Club of Oakland.
Yesterday the betting in this city on the
McAuliffe and Steiner fight, which took
place last evening in Los Angeles, was SIC
to IS, with McAuliffe on the long end.
Nothing was done last night about Sc
lecting referee for the Lavigne- w alcott
tight, which takes place on the evening OF
the 18th. Billy Lavigne, brother OF
George, stated that the referee would not
be selected until twenty-four b ours before
the battle. Eddie Greaney or Phil Wand
will probably be the man.
Billy Elmer, the thespian pugilist was
offered a purse of $3.50 10 fight Billy Gal
lagher before the National Club on the
evening OF the Green-Ziegler battle.
E mer thought the purse was too small.
Green will commence active training
to-day for his bout with Ziegler. He will
tram at Heggerty's. Z.egler's training
quarters will be in Sausalito.
In letter written 70 a friend here Billy
Madden claims that Goddard authorized
him 10 make match for him, and he
therefore arranged an encounter with
Choynski before the National Club, only
to learn that Goddard through Teddie
Alexander had signed articles to fight
Sharkey and had accepted expenses from
the knickerbocker Club. He thinks a 20
with Choynski would be better drawing
card, and is of the opinion that the
National Club could hold Goddard should
they so desire.
Madden goes on to say that he has been
offered an opportunity to match Ruhlin
with Maher before clubs il Philadelphia
or Chicago, but would prefer to pull off
the match in San Francisco if some club
will make bid for the go. He also offers
to match Rubin against the winner OF
the Choynski-Jefries fight If unable to
make arrangements with Maher,