The San Francisco call., 1898-06-07
BILLY ELMER'S HAIR
 LOST HIM MONEY.
WAS MATCHED TO FIGHT THE CHAMPION OF HUMBOLDT.
But the Thespian's Locks Gave Him Away and the Contest Was
 Declared Off.

George Green Is supposed to be In some Northwestern city, but his old partner Billy Elmer, is featuring on "Theatricals'' and, incidentally, bagging a few dollars by whipping the bully boy of some coun- try town.
 But Billy is not always successful in pugilistic ventures. A travelling salesman for a large local firm tells the following story of Elmer's latest adventure in the wilds of Humboldt County.
 "On Saturday. May 2S, Elmer, dressed in the habiliments of a woodchopper, en- tered the town of Swanger, where a box ing entertainment was programmed for that evening, and, after Interviewing sev- eral of the leading sports of the town on fstic matters principally, he incidentally challenged the winner of the fight which was to be the event of the evening.
 'One of the contestants heard of El- mers challenge, and he lost little time in so rash and daring as to defy the winner of the event of the evening"
 "Elmer was found. after hot chase by the town bully, and asked if he meant what he had said concerning that chal- lenge to the winner of the mill.
 "'Why, certainly, old chap. I am look ing for scrap, and 1 just thought would take on the best in the town, as there is more money in whipping a good man than a bad one. Seer was the Thes- pian's cool rejoinder.
 "The bucolic puncher of human faces was thunderstruck at Elmer's coolness and audacity; but on sizing up the in- vader, the challenge was accepted, after which 1t was agreed that substantial forfeit must be posted at certain hour that evening to bind the match.
 Affairs pugilistic went along swim mingly until some person who had seen Elmer perform in this city let the cat out of the bag by informing the Thes- plans proposed opponent that he was up against a Snag.
 T know this alleged woodchopper by his flowing locks,' was the remark of the informer to the town bully. I saw him fight in San Francisco, and he would have whipped his man sure had 1t not been for his long hair, which kept falling over his eyes, thus binding his vision. "The discovery was sufficient to sat isfy the champion slogger of Swanger that he was up against it, and Elmer lost what gave promise of being a good gam bling proposition by an unfortunate over sight which lost to him nice pot of apple-butter money.
 'fDoubtless he has by this time con- signed a large wad of hirsute covering to the winds"
 The Jefferson Athletic Club will give its second entertainment this evening IT its hall, corner of Grove and Laguna streets The event of greatest importance will be an eight-round contest between Billy Otis and Jack Ennis. The Alpine Athletic Club has announced that it will give purely amateur athletic exhibition at 2s Golden Gate avenue or Tuesday, June If. The features of the entertainment will be an eight-round bout between Pat Lynch of the Excelsior Clut and Young Peter Jackson or the Alpine 1 Club. and a six-round contest between D. A. Carroll and E. Dahl, alias tht Butcher Boy.
 The National Athletic Club has not as vet announced the preliminary bouts tha will precede the Mcconnell and Mckeeyel l twenty-round contest.