The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-26
TIMELY BOXING TALK.
what the Passing OF San Francisco NJ
Fistic Ground Means.

Fistic Ground Means.
The report that boxing will not be allowed
in San Francisco after this month has been
confirmed by despatch from that city
to the effect that the Board OF Supervisors
has refused to grant permits for shows after
the contest between Joe Cans and Joe
Walcott on Sept. 80. Boxing is still in
favor in Los Angeles, but as q stamping
ground it cannot be compared with the
Golden Gate city. San Francisco always
has been liberal In It's patronage Of prize
fights, whether they were important or
not. Nearly every mill has drawn we'll.
and the clubs made money. San Francisco
is the only place in the United States where
twenty round bouts are allowed. Balti-
more sanctions fifteen round bouts, but
the authorities there will not permit scraps
in which championship is involved. The
sport has been stopped several times, and
1t was only allowed to flourish again on the
promise that no fights between principals
who may attract universal attention or who
may give the city any unnecessary notoriety
be decided. Thus far the promoters have
kept their word. They are getting along
nicely as it is, and could not be induced to
arrange big battle for love or money.
In Philadelphia six round bouts with no
decisions are in favor and in some OF the New
England towns ten round bouts are coun-
tenanoed by the authorities. who are care
full to see that each combat is stopped
promptly when the affair Ia likely to end
in knockout. Denver has two clubs
where fighting shows take place, but the
exhibitions are few and far between be-
cause they are Improbable. Butte IL co.
casionally in line, and in the South, at Sa-
vannah, twenty round goes are frequently
held But fighters who are too well known
are barred Chicago has placed ban on
fighting, but it Is said the game may be
allowed to resume when the cold weather
sets in.
Altogether the situation looks decidedly
blue for the knights OF the mitts
unless the authorities change their minds
and give them chance. There is long
winter ahead Many Of the fighters are
looking with longing eyes toward England,
and If there Is not steady exodus to that
country in a few months the pugilistio
sharks will be very much amiss in their
calculations.
But England is not land Of milk and
honey for fighters. Some OF the purses
offered over there would not keep any Of
our champions in cigars for short while.
pared nr to the money the losers used to re-
ceive in the good old days OF the Horton
law.
Little George Dixon. who. fought FOL:
thousands of dollars and whose record
entities him to at least fair recognition,
has to be satisfied to battle for few hundred
dollars, a recompense sometimes not suf-
ficient to pay his training expenses. frankie
Neil, who is matched to meet Jem Bowker
for the bantam championship Of the world,
Is to fight for considerably less than % 900.
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not so long ago by boxing six rounds.
While there is some sympathy for the
poor bruiser, the fact remains that he is
much to blame for the present state OF
affairs. There might have been a law still
in this State permitting fighting had not
tives of the ring. They lent themselves to
the will of few INSCRIPTIONS promoters
and engaged IN fights that were crooked
and cooked up to get the public's money:
Fakes were common, and the wise ones
who were in the know got all the money at
interests Of the sport at heart.
It is said that the same methods caused
the San Francisco officials to frown on the
pastime, and that it will be many day
% Be hsapd in ths ETY. Sras
there is no chance now Of Jimmy Britt and
Cans meeting. as they had planned. in
SaI Francisco. This Is to be deplored,
for flght between the two would have
gone a long way toward settling the Oft
sion to facing colored men was prompted
rival.
Apropoe of this, Britt is to get an oppor.
tunity to fleht abroad. for the National
Californian to meet Jabez White, the Eng
fish lightweight champion Not much is
known OF White in this country. The
Englishman, however, Is a pugilist Of supe-
rior quality. He has shown this IN many
some quarters to put him down as wonder.
Whites best fights were with Spike Sullivan
when that erratic but hard hitting Irish
man was still in his prime. White out
classed Spike and beat him on points twice.
superiority II he could avoid it, was frank
in praising White. So if White and Britt
are matched a rafting good battle may
be expected. The National people evil
IDENTIFY see in the contest an exceptional at
traction, for it is understood that the club
intends TO give large purse for the mill.
1t L. said that between $500 and 5000
will be offered, which is a fabulous amount
for an English club to give.
II White lives up to all that has been
said about him the money ought not to
be badly invested. The clubs patrons
will witness a stirring fight.
What has become OF the proposed fight
between Tommy Ryan and Jack O'Brien?
An upstate club with battle-ground
mythical-somewhere on Ca
madam soil offered these two an alluring
purse TO meet in the open air next month.
When it was first announced the PROPOSE
ton was snapped up by O'Brien. Some
time afterward Ryan accepted, and 1t was
supposed that articles Of agreement would
be readily signed. But many weeks have
passed since the club named the amount
OF its purse Nothing has been heard
OF the negotiations or the club rendezvous
Unless the fight is arranged or quickly
called of the public will become sceptical
OF these mushroom clubs, with their en-
In the future. The little bird that usually
hovers about where pugilists make their
haunts whispers that Tommy and Johnny
may have feared that the public was for
getting them, and got up the new club
scheme to keep within the rays Of the flstic
limelipht