The Washington times., 1906-04-20
BLOW TO SPORTS
IN FRISCO HORROR
Boxing Game Receives Its
Greatest Set Back.
BASEBALL LEAGUE DOOMED
Oakland and Frisco Out and Los An
geles in No Humor for Games.
Race Tracks Affected.

Although It may seem somewhat ir-
reverent to discuss sporting matters in
connection with the San Francisco hor-
ror, the catastrophe will have a wide
effect on sports not only on the coast,
but all over the country.
The complete obliteration of one of
the greatest boxing and baseball cities
in the country will work great change
II will be felt especially in boxing. San
Francisco was the city in which ali the
championship bouts of recent years have
been held. Now that it is gone it will
lbe a hard matter TO find a place On
which 10 pull of genuine title-carrying
bouts.
Battle Ground for Champs.
The San Francisco fights were held
once a month, that being the limit placed
upon them by the city officials. and
each event was of national Importance
in the sporting world. At least four or
five championship bouts were scheduled
to take place there this year Wher-
they will be held now nobody knows.
one of the immediate effects of the dis
as-er is the disappearance OF frankie
Nell, who was TO meet Abe Atteu for
the featherweight championship in Los
Angeles tonight. Neil is a Frisco man.
and as he cannot be heard from he is
supposed 10 have either been killed
or TO b penned up with the other home
less refugees. unable 10 get out of the
city.
Jimmy Britt. who claimed the light
weight Championship until he was de-
feated by Battling Nelson, is a Frisco
man. Britt has made more than $1O0O
out Of boxing, and. according TO re-
ports, nearly all of it was invested in
Frisco apartment houses. These have
been wiped out and Britt must begin
again.
Fighters Now There.
Joe Cans, the real lightweight cham
pion, is in San Francisco looking for a
bout with Nelson. Herrera or Kid Her
man. He viii have TO get out now. If
he has escaped with his life. Mike and
Jack Sullivan have been fighting around
Frisco and may be there yet Sam
Berger and Al Kaufman. the two anna
teurs who claim a right to a 20 with
Jack O'Brien. are Frisco men and ex-
peCted to meet him in that city before
audiences worth thousands of dollars
even 40 the loser. Tommy Burns, who
recently defeated Marvin Hart. had
hopes of an engagement with OBrien In
Frisco.
The AtteH-NeH fight in Los Angeles
Is off tonight. There was also sChed-
uled match in Los Angeles between
Nelson and Herrera TO take place in the
near future. 1t is hard to believe that
this viii be held in city which is prac-
tically on the verge of a panic because
the mental attitude of the people as a
result of the Frisco horror. II would
seem that for months to come fighting
will be as dead in Los Angeles as in
Frisco.
Death of Baseball.
The Pacific Coast Baseball League suf-
fers a blow which may bring about its
destruction. Frisco completely ami
hilated. Oakland just across the bay and
sharing its sorrows, and Los Angeles
threatened with destruction. besides the
general depressing effect which the
practically put an end to baseball on
the coast this summer.
The lrGgUe out there lost money all
around idst season. None Of the clubs
made a cent, and the deficit in two or
three was very large. Salaries are high,
the distances Travelled are enormous, and
the clientele to draw upon is not extra
large. Frisco was called the hub" of
the baseball circuit. and was a boos ter
for all the other clubs. With it gone
and Oakland swamped the Pacific Coast
Baseball League would for the time
being seem thing Of the past.
There are two big racetrackS around
F'risCO-InEleside and Oakland, drawing
hundreds of Eastern horses and horse
men. Their season is over now, but 1t
promises to be many a day before they
hear the busle call again.
The great international yacht race
from Frisco to Honolulu, which was to
have taken place in June, will probably
have 70 be changed.