The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20
GREAT FIGHTS
 IN PROSPECT ChOynski Will Leave ChicaqO for This City in
 Few Days. In Future Pugilists Must Battle for Percentage of Re-
 ceipts.

The Choynski and Tut" Ryan twenty round contest which will take place un- der the auspices of the Empire Athletic Club, is booked for the evening of Feb ruary Il, at Mechanics Pavilion.
 Eddie Graney, who is looking out for Choynsks interests on this coast, tele- graphed to the pugilist on Tuesday that the match was made and that everything pertaining to the mill had been satisfac- torily arranged. Choynski replied from Chicago that he was in splendid condi- tton and would leave for the coast right away.
 Ryan has already commenced to train for the match, and Lansing and Baker are also hard at work taking off soft flesh at their respective training stations. rounds for a percentage of the receipts, and Lansing and Baker will meet in a ten-round go" for a percentage also.
 In case the Supervisors grant permits to the National and Occidental Clubs-which in all probability they will under certain conditions-a conference will be held among the managers of the three clubs for the purpose of agreeing upon sched, ule of percentages or rates which the pugilists must agree to or look elsewhere for engagements.
 Heretofore the clubs held out game among themselves called diamond cut diamond, and a result the fighters carted off the heavyweight end of the receipts, leaving the clubs a small per centage when the expenses that were at- tached to the game had been defrayed. In future a new rule will be strictly adhered to- At least the managers of the clubs who are interested in fisticuffs have decided that the pugilists must be con- tented with percentages instead of fabul- ous purses, and if this proposed scheme Is carried out by the clubs interested in the game, there will be a remarkable de- crease in the number of "swelled heads" noticeable for some time past among the army of pugilists located in this city. Peter Jackson is training faithfully in Alameda for anything that may turn up in the way of match, Peter Is toler- ably confident of meeting Peter Maher in the near future. In fact. Young Mitch ell of the Occidental Club received a let ter of assurance from Maher not very | long ago that in case he (MitcheiD was | in a position to pull off a match between
 count upon him being in the ring on the | evening appointed for the housewarm- | ing.
 At any rate Jackson has taken time by | the forelock. and to the surprise of his
 many friends and admirers he is train | ing faithfully and will assuredly be in the | pink of condition when he is called upon | to give an account of himself:
 JeffrieS is at work in Alameda. He will | be among the favored ones who will have
 a try for the long green at near future date. It is hoped that he will be pitted | against Sharkey, as there are thousands | of people in this city who are anXiously | waiting to see a tilt between the two contest it will be when they toe the
 There will be three eight-round con-
 tests at the Oakland Athletic Club rooms. l corner of B and Hollis streets. Oakland.
 this evening.I They are as follows: Jakie
 Bomgard vs Josh Ward. Jack Burns vs. | Jimmie Casey and Mike Mccormack of | Oakland vs. Joe Kane of San Francisco.