The San Francisco call., 1898-04-23
FIGHTERS ARE
 LEAVING TOWN Are Not Enisting but Are Looking for Fistic
 Engagements.
Billy Otis and Jack Granfield Matched by the Excelsior
 Athletic Club.
Report of the Laviqne-Daly Six Round Go by Rounds-Other
 Gossip.

With the exception of the Jeffries-Shar- Key bout, there is very little doing in pugilistic circles these days. This may account for the many assertions to the East of opponents of the manly art. Fol- lowing in the wake of Choynski, Dal Hawkins left for New York last week in the hope of taking on some of the lead CTS In his class. and on Monday next George Green. the clever welterweight, Will go north Young Jimmy Lawler has aIso become imbued with desire to otavel' ana has declared his purpose Of Conway.
 Green. in company with Frank Foster, See ene clever all-round athlete. will visit seattle, where a fistic exhibition is be- lng arranged for the formers benefit. Green will then journey to Vancouver. f fneetIHs all corners, and will, within a aeW months, cross to England, where he expects to be matched with Ted Pr1tch- ara. AS the National and Birmingham clups nave already spoken for the en- gagement, there is no doubt it will take place. In the event of it's falling through, Green Is confident he will be matched agalnst some leading man there, as he has a strong friend in Manager John S.. Barnes of the Birmingham Club.
 Paddy Smith, the hard hitting brother or Denver" Ed, who defeated Green in SShlcago some years ago. with Billy shannon of this city, reached town the
 
 tiisnts. tiSts. lie Is not aVerse, to, meeting
 spider Kelly, and as the latter is wlll1n there Is a likelihood they may
 Kelly is willing to fight Lon Agnew any number Of rounds for a side bet of 5000. AgneW stated last week that Sharkey gave him the worst of the deal in their last go, and he believed himself capable or putting the Spider hors du combat.
 Manager Groom of the National Club scouts the story that Sharkey injured his pack while fooling with a bale of hay. lie says there might be some truth in ms swallowing the bale, as from reports the sailor IS working like Trojan and eating his head off.
 A championship featherweight tourna- ment is the next event to be pulled off by the popular San Francisco Athletic CIub. It will be held on the evening of May 3, and the following clever young tournament: William Quinn, William Murnane, James D. Ellis, James Kenny, ], d. r. Tlret, James Mccarthy. Dick Con Granfield, John Owens, Charles Dixon, Frank Schuler and John McMahon.
 Billy. Otis, the clever little representa- tive of the Excelsior Athletic Club. will take on Jack Granfeld, the pride of the San Francisco Athletic Club, on Friday evening, April 29. The Excelsior Athletic Club has arranged the bout and will have other specialties on the evening of the go Granville and Otis are both two- 1 handed fighters, with science enough to please the most seasoned ring-goer. The boys will weigh in at 130 pounds, and will compete for valuable trophy.
 AS very meager telegraphic reports were received in this city of the Daly- Lavigne battle last week, The Call pulp nShes report of the fight by rounds. Although the laws of Philadelphia do not permit a decision being given, the opin- ions Of those who witnessed the exciting contest were divided as to who had the best of 1t. The main question to be de- l cided was, whether the Kids body blows or Dalys constant tattoo on Lavigne' s face did the most execution. Following IS the report of the fight by rounds:
 First round-No time was lost sparring for an opening Both men led. landed lefts, and then clinched. Lavigne again used his left hard. Then Daily got in his work in the shape of right hand uppercut, almost flooring La Vigne: Lavigne stopped an uppercut. A mx- Tp ieowed' e oGth exenangging rights and iefts the left on jaw, followed it up with another in the. the same place Lavigne got in two left-hand Second round-Daly opened with a light left on face and then put left on jaw. Just be- cut NOW ensued great deal or one arm punching in a clinch, which had been agreed jaw and Lavigne returned on the body. Daily poked another on the Kids jaw and Lavigne m put ,a..l hard one on the kidneys. Daly return Lavigne got in tremendous body blow and Daily winced. The Kid followed this up with
 Third round-Daly opened with blow on the face, Lavigne returned on the neck. and then placed the right the jaw. Lavigne landed left on the body and Daly returned with the right. following 1t up with a terrific right and left on the jaw, staggering Lavigne. The latter was very wild. Lavigne landed the wind. and Daily got in two right-hand swings on the head. Lavigne placed a heavy left on the neck
 Fourth round-Lavigne looked wicked as he came up. and before the round finished almost had the Wilmington delegate the road to defeat. After clinch, and after both had landed blows the neck. Lavigne put a hard right on the face and left on the jaw. He followed this up with a left body blow The Kid again got in terrific body punch, so hard that he almost fell from the effort. Both men exchanged blows but Daily had the better of it.. Both landed on the jaw as the round closed.
 Fifth round-This round was without feature and slightly in Daly's favor.
 Sixth round-Daly opened with the left on the face and mix-up ensued, both men being very wild Daily planted right and left swings on the face and right and left in clinch. La- vigne appeared very tired Daily followed his man up and landed two face blows. Then he uppercut the Kid, and it seemed as though the latter would surely be knocked out. Daily fol- lowed this up with right and left Then La- vigne got in very hard jab on the neck. Daily got home hard on the jaw as they clinched. Daily fell short in a wild swing, and the Kid landed at about half speed on Jacks chest, when the gong sounded.