The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
Eastern Boys Take
a Run Through
the Park.
Several Men Fail to
Pass Examination
of Doctors.
Another Delegation
Arrives From
Chicago.

The clever Eastern boxers who will
strive to lower the colors of CALIFORNIA;
finest in the big tournament on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday nights, In Me
chanic's Pavilion, took their first look at
Golden Gate Park, the beach and the
seals yesterday morning. The wonders of
the city appeal to a boxer as they do to
the ordinary tourist, and for the time be-
ing the lads of the mitts forgot all about
the coming fistic struggles
Bright and early yesterday morning
after hearty breakfast, they all climbed
on car. chapeFoned by Roger B. Cornell
ana other notables from the Olympic
Club. Off they got at the panhandle and
then the brigade started to hit it up
toward the highway to the great and
broad Pacific. 1t was a swagger looking
flock Of athletes that whirred along the
flower bordered paths and every one who
could stand the pace for while swung
In with the party, which was the main
event in park and beach circles yesterday
morning.
After the run to the beach and the look
fat the seals and other wonders, the
boxers wended their way to the Post-street
gym Here they had a rundown and
luncheon. In the afternoon the boys got
busy in the gymnasium and whiled away
the time with the padded mitts, punching
bag and other toys that were handy.
EASTERN MEN PRACTICE.
1t was on the card for the Fasteners
to make a pilgrimage to Larkspur. the
stronghold of the winged 90" fighting
crowd. But for some reason this trip
was abandoned and the visitors remained
at the Olympic Club. doing light work all
ffarv
some new admirer.
All trains leading to Larkspur were
loaded to the guards yesterday afternoon.
1T seemed every one in the city wanted to
get glimpse of the winged "O'' talent
now in training at the pretty Marin
County resort. The weather was enticing
and conditions perfect for the outing and
this was also responsible for attracting
some of those present
Many of the bright lights of the club
made the journey, including President
William Greer Harrison and Director
Paul Cowles. The gym of the training
quarters was crowded to the suffoca-
ton point and it was necessary to lock
the doors on some of the anxious brigade
before the fun commenced.
The boys were trotted into the gym,
six at time. They would punch the
bag, skip the rope, pull the weights and
light of the crowd. There was not a
single dull moment during the afternoon
and all the spectators felt they were hav-
ing regular picnic as the scrappers tore
at each other.
TRAINER VAN COURT BUSY.
In the training brigade were Rough
House Billy Mcdonald. Lew Powell,
Jimmy Carroll. Harry Baker, frankie
Edwards, Johnny Murphy, Frank
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many others. Bobby Johnson was there
to help the boys out. He went three
whirlwind rounds with Harry Baker,
which was the main event of the aft
ernoon at Larkspur.
Pop Van Court was the busiest maM
in the house. He was on the hop all the
time, keeping time for the boys, warn
ing them not to go too fast and show
ing them the proper way to hook with
the left. Each boxer seems to be right
in every particular, and Van Court is
more than pleased with the way they
are rounding to form. Each boy is
practically at weight and all the heavy
work is over with.
The sale of tickets is going on mer-
ri1y at the office of the Olympic Club,
and from present prospects 1t looks as
though the coming fest will be a finan-
cial as well as a sporting triumph. The
public seems to be taking kindly to the
tournament.
All the contestants will weigh in at
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon at
the Pavilion and will then draw for
places. Tickets will be put on public
sale at Harry Corbett's today at noon
More than $4,000 worth of the paste
boards has been sold to Olympic Club
members, so the public sale promises
to be heavy.
LEONARD SHOWS CLASS.
Billy Leonard, the crack 125-pound
winged 20" boy. boxed In great style
with Fred Muller, the old-timer yester-
day afternoon and the spectators picked
him as a sure winner in this class. ].
w. Letcher, 115 pounds, and H W.
Finke, 15S pounds. were given their
cards by the p. A. A yesterday and
regularly entered in the tournament
Finke has decision over Medals"
Dukelow to his credit and is looked
upon as good man.
Drs. McNutt, Bacigalupi and Gfbbon
examined many of the boxers yesterday
at the Olympic Club Most of the boys
were found to be in perfect physical
condition, but the following were
dropped: B. Kennedy, Steve Dunno, J. 4
f. Doyle, William Wither, William
Richardson, Ed Carter. Dick Haggerty,
NJ Kennedy, Dan Sullivan and I.
Dougherty DIR. Gibbon will examine
the boxers at work at Larkspur this
afternoon and the Fasteners tonight
DR.. Day of the fight trust has not been
called upon yet. and the examinations
are a bit more rigid than the profess
sionaI pugilists are asked to stand. The
entry list now includes 115 men,
Four more men arrived from the
East yesterday morning. They are: T.
Stone, New York. 115 pounds: William
Heller, Chicago. 16S pounds: Charles
Mayer, New York. 15S and les pounds;
]. L. Lafrenier. Chicago. 13S pounds.