The San Francisco call., 1899-07-09

FIGHT PROvOKES
LOCAL INTERES ST
Sporting Host Anxious
to Have 1t Here.
MANY REASONS GIVEN FOR IT
JEFFRIEs WILL FIRST MEET
MITCHELL.
New York Clubs Will Soon Bid for
the Match Between the Cham
pion and Thomas
Sharkey.
MANY REASONS GIVEN FOR IT
JEFFRIES WILL FIRST MEET
MITCHELL.

Charles Newman and the Glen Park
management are responsible for the tidal
wave of enthusiasm that is sweeping over
this city. On every street corner cOteries
of men are indulging in fight talk. weigh
ing Sharkey and Champion Jeffries in
their own mental scales and ending their
conversation with a hope that San Fran
cisco will be the theater of the next
heavyweight championship battle.
Two offers of $4,000 each are now before
the public-one from Charles Newman,
who will pay that big sum of money for
the fight; the other from the Glen Park
Company. who will guarantee the same
amount. Newman has deposited a $4,000
check with The Call as an assurance of
good faith; the Glen Park Company has
done the same and doubled the amount.
The ball has thus been given the first
rolling start. In all probability it will
cross the continent. for the Eastern clubs
have begun offering fabulous sums for
this great f1stic event. There is no good
reason why it should not return to this
city and bring with it the heavy weight
championship fight of the day. Our local
promoters are in earnest and they will
remain firm TO their offer; an acceptance
Will bind the contract.
William A. Brady, who is doing Jeffries
thinking just at present, is in England
and O. ROurke SharkeyS mentor, is in
New York. With these men rests the final
selection of the club before which the
principals will stand and deliver 1t is
known that both fighters are willing to
cross mits in this city, and there is no
antipathy to local ring on the part of
their managers. The sporting element Of
this city is on the alert and all their in
huence Will be eXerted to have the mill
take place here.
There is no other city in the country
which offers better accommodations to
the men who come miles to see a great
prtze-hght. Our restaurants and hotels
a a TgT no mt fTTr slY0T TaFAg--
sesS a reputation with the best sporting
men for excellence in quality at a mini
mum charge. The hotel men and the res
taurateurs are even willing to make spe-
cial inducements If the fight viii come to
San F,rancisco.' Not a single initiating
condition exists. All that remains is
courtesy or two from the railroad. This
no doubt will be shown in the way of
special, reduced rates for transportation.
In the Eastern States there are many
competing lines, each willing 70 reduce
rates TO meet the popular cry. This city
itself is alive with the pugihstic bacilli
and more people would turn out to see
big prize fight than in any other city
twice its size. A walk up and oown the
Zine" is all that is necessary to convince
the least ardent fight promoter of this
fact Even at this early day, when the
first bids are hardly cooled, the public
Whether or not the fight will take place
in San Francisco time alone will tell.
The following telegraphic news was re
ceived last night from The Calls New
York correspondent:
The Herald says: Local club man
ayers are not in the least disturbed over
$4,000 each for the world heavyweight
championship battle between James j.
Jeffres and Thomas Sharkey. They nave
so far refrained from bidding for the
event, but both the Coney Island Sport
ing Club and the Lenox Athletic Club will
be heard from in due time.
Alex Brown. manager of the Coney
Island Sporting Club. said to-day that his
organization would certainly offer a purse
for the contest. I'VE have" said Mr..
Brown, mot yet decided upon the size
of the purse, but our offer will be as
large, if not larger. than that of any rival
organization. We have demonstrated our
ability to handle big events successfully,
and as we have an ideal clubhouse | think
we can afford to. outbid all competitors"
The Lenox Athletic Club officials also
said that they will make big offer for
the battle and will leave no stone un-
turned to have the bout take place at
their clubhouse AT the office of William
A. Brady, Jeffries' manager, | was in
formed that although the champion per-
sonaly fayors California as the battle
ground. he will appear before the club
Offering the most money. Mark ThaIl the
San Francisco theatrical man and
friend of the officials of the Glen Park
Association. who arrived in this city to-
day told me that CalifOrnians are de
termned to secure the big fight and that
if pressed by other clubs they will oner
a purse of $50 900 for the event. Accord
ing to a letter received in this city yes
terday from William A. Brady. who is
now in England. Brady has made ar
rangements for a teh-round bout between
Jim Jeffries and Charley Mitchell to take
place in the Olympia building in London
on September l.
.Jeffries will try hard to knock out
the former English champion inside the
limit Brady states that Mitchell has gone
into training at Brighton, England for
the contest. Jeffrties will sail for England
on July q. so that he will have three
weeks in which to train "