The San Francisco call., 1898-12-10
HOW TO STOP
 FAKE BOXING BOUTS
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If managers of boxing clubs through out the country have the least desire to perpetuate the sport of fiSticuffs which is being rapidly annihilated by expert pugi- lists-the top-notchers-they must literal lv sit down upon the swelled head brigade of fstic jobbers and do something more than look wise and swell up as club off, cials..
 Some years ago the directors of boxing clubs would be inclined to take real cold water bath and ''shudder in the skin" if a high grade pug who valued his bones according to their weight in gold demand ed that the ''foighters" and not the club select the referee. But of late the clubs became so numerous throughout the land that competition for boxing talent waxed very keen, with the result that every pug of any note at all took upon himself stand of particular financial importance and the leaders became dictators and di- rector generals.
 The condition of affairs pugilistic is now in such a horribly dished up state that unless some radical changes are made, and very soon too, the sport which has been so liberally patroniZed by an indulgeut sporting public will drop out of sight and that will mean the death of the goose thai has nursed the pug1lists for so many years.
 The question at hand is. How can pugi- liSm be kept clean?
 The answer is not difficult of solution. L future the pugilists who are under enS. gagement to box limited contests cannot have any voice in the selection of a ref cree, and furthermore that the referee se- lected by the club will not be made known to the contestants until they (the con- testants) enter the ring.
 If this idea were carried out, then the pool sellers and those who gamble on 'dead things" would have to play on form instead of playing on fixed arrangements, as according to the present system in which calls for division 0T fba purse and an understanding as to how the coin can be placed to the best advantage in the pool rooms.
 Under the suggested change as regards the selection of a referee, the people would hold the clubs responsible if the pugilists did not battle on their merits; but as matters stand at present when a fake fight is pulled off" the club man. agers throw the brunt of blame on the shoulders of the pugilists, who smile and
 The Excelsior Athletic Club, which has heretofore given first-class entertain ments, will pull off" series of contests gives promise of being very interesting. Maxwell and Denny will figure in the event of the evening, and it goes without saying that the lads will battle on honest principles and that the better man will win. According to agreement, they must weigh 133 pounds or less at the ring side Denny is a very clever Australian and Maxwell is well known among the local fraternity as being 2. hard man to whip. The preliminarfeS will consist or two tens round bouts between Tom Murphy anS Billy Hogan at 125 pounds, and Billy F1n-Y nertyi and William Cole at 115 pounds. AL together the Excelsiors have a show that is well worthy of support.
 The Mission Athletic Club will entertain it's members next Wednesday evening. The programme reads: 'Six rounds be- tween W. Ensbury and William Haskins, and eight rounds between Paddy Maioney and James Higgins" which is fairly good programme.
 "Spfke'' Sullivan has written to Young Mitchell that he would fight George La yigne in this city if he had his own ref cree. Spike had better remain where he is at present, as the sporting people and the press of this city will not stand for any more hippodromes.