The San Francisco call., 1898-03-24

 BIC BLUFF Wants to Fight Jeffrles Outside of Civili-
 zatiOn. But the Orange Grove Pugilist Says There Is No Need
 for Carson. Members of the Olympic Club Object to Professional
 Fisticuffs.

In all places where sporting men congregate to discuss any important event that pertains to sport, the con- sensus of opinion was that the Olym- pic Club made a grievous mistake in matching Jeffries to fight Peter Jack son-a man who proved beyond argu- ment on Tuesday evening that he was a wreck physically.
 Even members of the club, who take a delight and pleasure in knowing that the great amateur athletic organization of the West is in a prosperous condi- tion financially, were disgusted with the very unsatisfactory result of the one-sided prizefight.
 One prominent member said that If the club could not exist unless 1t ca terS to professional prize hghtlng so as to clear it's skirts from debt, the sooner 1t closes its doors the better 1t will be for amateur sport in general and the welfare of an organization that has so proudly conducted in true spirit for many years such pastimes as are supported solely by gentlemen sportsmen. The club will realize some thing like $2500 from the Jackson and Jeffries fight, but what would this re- spectable addition to its treasury amount to if Jackson should happen to have been carried out of the ring on Tuesday evening dead man?
 The death blow would be severe to this grand athletic" institution, which apparently is lacking so far as the management of it's athletic affairs IS concerned.
 Should the club attempt to arrange fny~ Crh iS hoped that the sporting public and it's members will at least be informed cor rectly of the physical condition of the contestants before they enter the ring.
 Jackson Is much depressed over his defeat. True, he has been great pu- gilist, but it is some years since the defeated colored champion was in any thing like tolerable condition to engage in a contest which demands of con- teStant to be physically sound.
 Jackson has been on the retrograde for the past six years and to-day he Is hopeless physical wreck.
 Jeffries cannot crow very loud over the success he achieved on Tuesday evening. He met a worn-out champion, who fell after receiving the first good blow and was afterward in dazed condition until the humane referee or dered the contest stopped.
 But the big representative of the Orange Groves gave sufficient proof while engaged in actual warfare that he is a most promising candidate for championship honors and possibly a contest between Jeffries and Sharkey may be the next feature in fisticuffS that will be witnessed in this city. Sharkey does not seem at all anxious to meet the now champion Of England and the Australias. He is adopting the actor-pugilist plan of avoiding a con- fiict by stating that he will fight Jef- fries for S10,00O side, and that the fight must be to a finish.
 Sharkey is we'll aware of the fact that he cannot arrange for finish fight with any person, excepting in Carson, and he Is also we'll aware that @ finish fight in Carson would not at tract 8 corporals guard from this city. He must be also of the opinion that contest between himself and Jeffries would not last ten rounds; therefore, the talk of finish fight is simply ab- surd.
 Billy Delaney, who is manager for Jeffries, has said that nothing would give him greater pleasure than to see Jim Jeffries put Sharkey to sleep in two rounds or less and that Jeffries was ready to sign articles with Sharkey to fight under the auspices of any club on this coast and under any kind of old rules for the best induce mentS that can be got ana the winner to take all.
 Delaney stated further that hn was willing that the club select the referee or that the referee be selected by the sporting reporters of the daily papers.
 Jim Carr, the manager of Mexican Pete, said last evening that he was ready to match Mexican Pete against any middle or heavy weight pugilist on the coast, bar none.
 Jeffries received something over $4000 as his share of the proceeds of the fight and Jackson pocketed $500, which is good short end for man of his present standing