The San Francisco call., 1898-12-02
JOE CANS IS LOOKING FOR
 KID LAV|CNE Asks Olympic Club to ' Match Them. DRESS SUITS IN THE RING. BURLEsQUE BOXING AT THE LA .~ DIES NIGHT EXHIBITION. ;. Chinese Boys Furnish Amusement for 2ooO Spectators-Wrestling and Gymnastics Complete
 the Programme.
 
BURLEsQUE BOXING AT THE LA
 = DIES NIGHT EXHIBITION. ::

It was ladies' night at the Olympic Club Wednesday evening. and the clubrooms were crowded. It was the first under the new administration and proved great success. Incidentally the opportunity was grasped by the club leaders to talk fight, and the social evening may lead to more entertainments, but of different kind.
 George Lavigne and Joe Cans may be matched to fight in the club in the near future. Superintendent Kennedy has re- .ceived a letter from the colored lighter In which he expresses strong desire to meet the Saginaw Kid at 133 pounds. La svigne is at present rustieating Tn the country, and no steps can be taken look ing to a match until he returns, but itsis not believed he will require much urging to afffx his signature to the articles, pro- vided a. fair sized purse is hung up.
 The Corbett-Sharkey fasco in New York has given the game black eye In the East and the professional pugilists are already complaining. Superintendent Kennedy says the, Olympic Club is not seeking professional matches because of the tendency of the fighters to make ex- orbitant demands but they may become more moderate in their demands now.
 "There are several clubs in San Fran cisco, said MT. Kennedy last night, that are organized for the express purpose Of bringing off fights. and under present conditions we are willing to let them do so but if we can secure first class attrac- tions-men like Mccoy or Sharkey-We might hang up purse.
 The Olympic is preparing to- give a members boxing contest about Christmas or New Year, but the plans may be changed if a match between Lavigne and Cans or between other first class men can be arranged.
 The ladies night programme was ar ranged by J. A. Hammersmith, leader. The feature of the evening was double- headed boxing exhibition, in which the principals, F. Garter and F. Sullivan, T. Manning and w. J. Leonard, appeared in evening dress. They shed the clawham- mers before donning the gloves, but the spectacle of four young men trying to duck swings and straight leads handi- capped by four-inch collars furnished no end of amusement for the spectators.
 Almost as novel and vastly more excit- ing was a setto between a quartet of Chi nese boys. The little almond-eyed Celes- tials knew nothing of the science of the game but they started in to do business from the call of time and kept hard at work until the referee waded In and un- tangled them from their opponents cues and sent them to their corners.
 Exhibitions of wrestling were given by Professor G. s. Miehling and c. T. Kre- ling J. J. Philips and G. A. Hinkel, in which honorS were even and the rest of the programme was made up of horizon tai bar, trapeZe performances, acrobatics fencing with single sticks and dueling swords, a dumbbell and wand drill by the scholars of the Chinese public school, leaping and other athletic exercises