The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30

AS in previous contests where a
men from many different States were
assembled at the ringside. Among the
local ringgoers were men from every
walk in life, who gave fancy prices for
seats with reckless abandon. Many
who would pass a blind man thirty
times a day without thinking of drop
ping a nickel in his tin cup or else
would walk thirteen blocks to save
10 cents when purchasing a shirt,
howled themselves hoarse in SO seats
But that all comes under the head of
sporting
Quite delegation was on hand from
Portland headed by Jack Grant. Others
in the push" were Steve Peuter, Nate
Solomon, Sanford Lowengart, Julius
Low, Sol Harris and Abe Hess.
Johnny Considine, a well-Known Sc
attic sporting and theatrical man, left
the Sound long enough to see the bat
tie and strung his on the chances of
Corbett. Captain Kane, Il well-known
business and racing man, also helped
represent Seattle.
Oakland, the quiet suburban town
Just across the bay on the further side
of Goat Island and the ferry slips, sent
over noisy cluster of sports with
Harold Magill and J. Cal Ewing as
promoters Billy Dixon and several
Supervisors were among the rank and
file that stood for Magills tip on the
q
fight the whole party embarked on a
scow and were due at the foot or
Broadway any time around ) g. m.
The racetrack contingent turned out
in full force. "Plunger" Joe Yeager
was reported TO have wagered $4,000 on
the chances of Young Corbett. He un-
doubtedly did, for placing this small
amount would unnerve him no more
than licking a postage stamp. Among
the other turfmen and bookmakers that
dotted the crowd here and there were
Colonel Letcher, Jake Hoffman, Alec
Forbes, Johnny Coleman, Little Hen
ry'' Friesenhausen, Matt Storm, Doc
Hollenbeck, Dick Adams, the great
chum of Champion Jim Jeffries; Frank
Phillips, Joe Rose, Dave Milroy. Lee
| Blasingame, Henry Spencer, George
Miller Frank Daroux, Harry Monahan,
w M Rogers, Ed Suite, Frank Ian
terman, Jay Ransch, Doc" Riddle. NJ.
Adkins, G. H. Kuhl, manager of Haw
thorne track; James Neil and his son
frankie the bantam champion; Milt
Jones. Sandy McNaughton. Fred Esher,
Joe Harvey Frank Doss and Jake
Marklein
Fred Hallen, the we'll known per-
! former fresh from a successful Aus
! tralian season, occupied ringside seat
Clarence Kolb of Fischer's, who would
rather witness a go than receive noti-
| fication of his salary being raised, also
! got there on time. Marcus Mayer, the
widely known manager, was another
member of the theatrical profession
present
/ Otto Floto, sporting editor of the
| Denver Post had a seat close to Cor
belts corner. Ed Gaylord popular
and wealthy horseman OF Denver, had
| a swell bet down on the Colorado boy
Blingum and upper society circles
contributed to the box office receipts
also. Cyril Tobin and Joe Tobin Jr.
were among the number noticed.
Others present were Postmaster-elect
Fisk. ]. p. Brinegar, Colonel Kowalski,
Frank Fuller, who thought the sport
quite as invigorating as automobiling;
Jack Gleason, Bob Eyre, Ben Lathrop,
Colonel Tim Crowley, George Chapman,
manager of the United Railroads.
Gavin McNab, Sheriff ELECT Curtis, Abe
Ruef, Billy Delaney, trainer of Jeffries
DR.. Rosencrantz, Jim Smith, in the
years gone by a prominent amateur
boxer; Judge Mogan, Harry Corbett.
Colonel Martin Brady, Phil Crimmins,
NJ. A. Gunst, John Hammersmith, for
mer leader of the Olympic Club; Benny
Carson, who came all the way from
New York to see the scrap; Lee Rose