The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
JUST LIKE HOME
TO THOSE FROM
THE BAY.
By william, j. SIattery.


GOLDFIELD. Sept. But for that
tedious ride over the alkaIi desert OF
Nevada and the clear, azure blue sky
that served as the canopy of the ring,
she average fight fan Of San Francisco
would have thought that he was wit
Messing the greatest Of lightweight
battles in Mechanics Pavilion in the
galmy DAYS Of old san Francisco. It
seemed that every faithful admirer OF
ne art that made the Marquis OF
Queensberry famous was in his favorite
Seat at the ringside OF the wild Ne
Eada mining camp.
There was a familiarity about the
ring that held the San Franciscan in
rapture till he suddenly realized that
he had Weathered the awful desert trip
and that his watch was still hundreds
q Of minutes from o'clock the time al
which so many Of US were wont to file
into the old Pavilion on Larkin street
The expressions that were heard at the
ringside and from the bleachers were
Of San Francisco, and Of the latest ap-
proved slang style. They never had
anything like them in Nevada They
say classic things in and about Gold
field. but nothing like the remarks that
used TO be in vogue when San Fran
bsttle
The man who could not locate the
real lighting enthusiasts from San
Francisco at the ringside was not in
the running when Cans and Nelson
swapped wallops All you need do was
look over your shoulder. and If you
did not get the original high sign from
one Of the old gang you were not very
popular on Market street before the
recent unpleasantness.
SAN FRANCIsCANs BET LITTLE.
Our sporting enthusiasts showed that
they are still ready and willing to &c
q long route when they are sure of a
good tight They also showed that they
are capable OF making their presence
known at any old ringside. and mega
phones were not necessary for this
either. They demonstrated that they
can root some, no matter IN what town
the fight comes OF. Among the most
prominent lights around the ringside
were the occupants of Harry Corbett's
special car that had such a memorable
trip over the plains on Saturday night
They all lined up at the ringside in
time to watch most Of the Goldhelo
& contingent file in, and they were the
last ones TO leave the arena
They came to get run for theil
money and admitted that the run came
through
Corbett had one Of the most con-
spicuous boxes in the place, and close
beside him sat Jack Welch, Matt Lar
kin. Joe stephens. DR.. Magnus, Harry
Scott, Eddie GIaney, Eddie Smith, jim
Cofroth, the Britts and a host OF
others. They were the loudest rooters
IN the arena and their opinions were
divided TIL the finish
Both boxers had many admirers in
the crowd from the metropolis Of the
Golden state. Some were non-commit-
tai but the majority had their favorite
and was not slow to display the en-
thusiasm felt by cheering long and
loud their approval. Strange to say
the san Francisco delegation did not
bring up much money to wager on the
outcome OF the battle. Most of ths
fans were contented with looking at il
and telling the Goldheld fans just what
would happen. This scarcity of money
is explained by Harry Corbetti who
SAYS that most Of the men who are In
the habit of putting down little bet
Q on pugilistic encounters attended tc
their business before coming over Tho
plains Others had not yet collected
their Insurance money and will have to
wait for q return mach and possibly