The San Francisco call., 1908-03-02
Mayor Taylor Holds
Out Fight Permits
Has Not Signed Resolutions
Passed BY Supervisors at
Last Meeting
BY r. A. Srl1yth

The members Of the Ariel rowing
club have not abandoned hope OF
securing the April permit under which
Il would be possible TO promote pro-
fessional boxing show At the last
meeting OF the supervisors the April
permit was voted to Luke Msrisch and
that for May to Jack Gleason. These
resolutions were sent TO Mayor Taylor
for his signature and they have not
been returned up to the present time,
although other matters submitted at
The same time have received his ofhcial
approval
This is significant and indicates that
they nnsy be vetoed. The vote was so
close upon the question when they
originally came UP in the board that it
seems likely the veto would be sUs-
tsined II returned by the mayor.
The members of the Ariel club insist
that they DO not want 10 enter the field
OF professional fight promoting as a
business They want TO secure enough
money to build boathouse and see in
this the most likely way Of raising the
money. While they are optimistic in
this the present promoters show that
they have made no money on their
shows, but on the contrary have lost.
These conditions Will prevail until
some card which has unusual attrac-
tiveness for the public is presented.
The new rule made by Chief Bfggy
requiring the police surgeon to attend
tll boxing contests TO be ready to ad-
wise when a contestant has reached the
limit Of his endurance is a wise one.
There is no reason why a game boxer
should be allowed to take unnecessary
punishment when it is evident that he
has no chance of winning. No one
wants 20 witness ring tragedy, and
this supervision should make such a
fatality impossible.
The betting men seem to want moth
ing but Jimmy Britt in the fight be-
tween the Californian and Battling
Nelson tomorrow night in Los Angeles.
Britt is an TO 10 fsvorite at the pres
ent time, but il is likely he will be-
come a still more pronounced public
choice. There is no Nelson money in
sight. The bettOrs are undoubtedly
figuring that, as it is but a 10 round
fight. Britt. who is conceded to be
q better boxer than the Dane, will be
able 70 outpofnt him.
The pace is likely TO be a fast one
from the start and one of the boxers is
likely to blow up before the full dis
tance is completed. This seems more
likely to happen to Britt than to Mel
son, but the wise division does not
hgure it that way.
Manager Joe O'Connor. who repre-
sents Stanley Ketchel, wired to this
city from San Diego last night denying
that he had agreed TO a match with Al
NeIil in Bakersfield March Il. Tim
NcGrath asserts that O'Connor told
aim he would let Ketchel fight any,
body there on that date, and il was on
this assurance that McGrath secured
the consent of Neill TO be the next
victim Of the hard hitting Montana
9oxer.
Frank MantelI. the eastern vvelter
weight has won his first fight on this
coast, but he did not win il with the
dash which would make the match
makers run after him TO secure his
signature to articles of agreement for
light with Stanley KetcheL He out
pointed Kid Farmer IN 20 round fight
at Marysville. but he would have to
DO more than that 10 prove a match
for the Montansn- IT is likely he will
be given chance with some of the
lesser lights and may develop into A
candidate for the highest honors.
Packy Mcfarland will be here be-
fore the end of the week and ooas
fans can judge for themselves as to
his class He is the most talked about
lightweight in the east, and there will
be some curiosity to see how he com
pares with the men who have been
hghtinE In that class out here.