The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
.F|ST|C SPORT
WILL SOON Be
IN FULL BLAST
Muller and Tracey to
Meet Tuesday.
AUSTRALIAN is THE FAV0RlTE
ERNIE. AND HAWKINS BOOKED
FOR MARCH 3.
Smith and Lavigne, Two Of the Great
est Fighters of the Day, Will
Do Battle Before the Ex-
celsior Club.
AUSTRALIAN is THE. FAV0RITE
ERNIE. AND HAWKINS BOOKED
FOR MARCH 3.

There will be sport for all lovers Of the
game of hit and miss during the month
of March. The National and Excelsior
Athletic Clubs have announced certain
pugilfstic events, which for excellence
cannot be duplicated.
The National Club will give the first
show on Tuesday evening, the goth inst
The programme is good one, as among
the contestants there are champions in
their respective classes.
Tom Tracey, who will meet Fred Null
Ter in a twenty-round bout, has satisfied
the lovers of the game here that he is a
clever and a game fighter, notwtthstand-
ing that he has a slight prediction for
skitting around a ring whenever haro
pressed by a sturdy opponent. 1t must be
remembered, however, that Corbett WHIP
ped Sullivan by his clever footWork ana
Quickness in avoiding the onslaughts OF
the big fellow. Doubtless II sullivan had
Corbett in a twelve-foot ring James
would not be posing as the ex-ohampion
heavy weight pugilist of the world to-day
The Marquis of Queensberry, when ne
framed the rules which are looked upon as
nearly perfect by the lighting men OF the
present time, considered that a tWeniy -!Q ~ /
foot ring was the proper size Tor sclentlnc
boxers. For those who rely upon tnelr
brute strength and ability to stand pun,
ishment, doubtless a ten-1oot rIng ~o oo,
be better appreciated, as they could cor
ner a clever boxer and thereby stand
far better chance of scoring KNOCKOUT.
The Tracey and Muller h ngio are
also good Cocker" Tweedie and jimmy
Kelley are. game lads, who should give
Willie Cole and Eddie Afford, who are
also booked for a ten-round argument,
will doubtless assist materially 10 In lai
the the show an Interesting affair; I'll Tim n
Hurst has been selected by the National
club to referee all matches. The game
will commence promptly. at ,, ? 10 Uni1iled
off, ne bv the the National Club is the Erne-
Hawkins twenty-round contest, when
will take place on Friday evening. Marcn
round Inn pIe contest between Gene Multi
gan, alias Sunset, and Charley Johnson
The Eastern sports are very sweet on
Erne, but it can be safely said that Haw-
kins will not lack for financial support.
With the decision in the Hawkins Erne
fight will go the right of the winner to
championship Of the world Hawkins IS
at present training at the sea- ROCK
House, where he has established training
quarters. Er1e does most of his work at
the Olympic Club. John w. Cons1dine,
manager for Hawkins, and Kennedy.
manager fol. Elne,, held conference yes
winner to challenge -Lavigne.
Of the many battles scheduled to take
place during the month of March, prob
Tested in the twenty-round bout between
the hurricane fighters, George Layignes;
Billy Smith. Smith and Lavigne are un-.
disputedly two Of the greatest fighters of
modern times. They are not. only clever
and up to every little trick in the game
but they are also aggressive and take a
delight in giving and taking punishment.
The champions will meet in. Wood
10, and the battle will decide the cham
pionship of the class they represent. 1t
will be held under the auspices of the Ex-
celsior Athletic Club. Smith has been
training hard in Alameda since his arri-
val and Lavigne is getting into splendid
shape at his favorite station, Blanken's
This is what writer for New York
paper says of the proposed FitZsimmons
and Jeffries fight:
II the Westchester Athletic Club Is successful
more than likely that the bout will be brought
off in the daytime. The officials of the club
it is said are anxious to have the mill decided
by daylight because they believe it would then
attract a larger crowd.
Such an arrangement would also afford the
club opportunity to take pictures of the con-
test, which would mean financial item of no
small Importance to the organization. A club
capable of pulling of such an important fight
before the kaleidoscope could well afford to offer
a handsome purse, as the revenue derived from
the pictures oftentimes far surpasses the gate
receipts.
The Sheriff of Westminster County, who is in
favor OF all athletic EXERCISES, it is said, also
favors the contest taking place in the daytime.
A sporting man who is personal friend of the
Sheriff of Westchester County and connected
with the club said yesterday that 1t was pretty
sure the fight, if It went to the Westchester
Club would come off before nightfall He said
that the authorities were also in favor OF hav-
ing such a big event decided in the afternoon
or morning because better police arrangements
could be made. and 1t would eliminate the
swearing in of a score of deputies which would
be necessary under other conditions.
The articles of agreement signed by Fitz-
simmons and Jeffries have mention OF the
time of day the contest Is to take place but
it is a certainty that If the picture machine
gets in its fine work the principals will have a
say in the matter They appreciate what a
good thing the pictures are and will no doubt
dernand q percentage of the profits.