The San Francisco call., 1908-05-02
Society Women Ousf
Boer Unhoiz
Mdrons. and DebutGntes. TGke
!. His Training Quarters for.
Rehearsal

=: SAN 8tATEO. May with a Short
right. arm swing TO the face that
had the accumulated weight Of the
highest social. position and mil ions
Of money behind it,. society: landed
with crushing force on the pugil-
istic worlds jaw as represented
by the Boer Unholz training. squad
this afternoon, putting il down
and out for. the count. A conflict Of
authority as TO the right TO use The
clubhouse or the san Mateo athletic
club during the afternoon gave rise
TO the short and swift encounter. in
which the elite won q telling and ef-
fective victory over the pugiists, al
though the encounter was. not concFud-
ed without both sides taking punish
n1ent
When Boer Unholz was Induced TO
make san Mateo his training quarters
for his fight with Joe Cans IN San
Francisco on May II he was assured
by the president OF the athletic Club,
= George Zehende-. that he could have
the use OF the clubhouse for his train
ing every afternoon beginning at 3
o'clock Society as represented by. the
officers and directors OF the San Mateo
kindergarten. Mrs. Alfred B.. Ford, Mrs.
Charles z Green, Mrs. Fritz King Mrs.
4nsei Easton. Mrs. w. B. Tubbs. Mrs.
". P. Fuller, Mrs. Henry T Scott. Mrs
Wellington Gregg Jr.. Mrs. George R.
Shreve and Mrs Arthur /. Whitney
had been assured that they could have
the use OF the hail this afternoon for
rehearsaIs and decorating for their
vaudeville performance tonight
When Unholz's training squad saur-
tered over TO the gym this afternoon
at s O'Clock 70 get ready for the indoor
work they found IL IN full possession
p Of. the patronesses OF the vaudeville and
q charming beYy OF debutantes who
stopped their rehearsal 10 cast looks OF
indignant surprise at Joe Thomas.
George Souther and the attendant
bunch OF Unholz satellites Joe Trow-
bridge, the announcer for the club.
was soon on the scene when Thomas
informed him that the chances for
UnhoTz sparring IN the gym were slim
and. backed by George Souther as sec
ond, soon. came TO the mark with So
ciety represented by Mrs. Charles z.
Green as principal and Mrs. Alfred B.
Ford as counsel.
Trowbridge: II would like TO have
the hall this afternoon for short time
In order that. Unholz, who is. training
here. may do his sparring and bag
punching work II will not take him
long-pessibly q half hour"
Mrs. Green: why, we made arrange
ments with Mr.. Bonner to have. the
hall both this afternoon and evening,
We mast have the hall for our re-
hearsal and. decorating
Souther; .sWhy there is $4,000 uE
on this fght. and it is important that
Unholz should train here every after
noon"
Mrs. Green and Mrs. Ford. duet
we cannot help 1t. we have the hall
and permission to use It from Mr. Bon
ner.'
after some few more light and
heavy conversational rapss SoUther and
Trowbridge. threw up the sponge III
disgust and sadly trailed. of In disgust
coward the. exit. three charming debut
Rntes on the stage striking. UP lively
extract from Miss Hook OF Holland.
as they reached the door as a pear
II vio.cry:
The rehearsal continued. with re-
marks flying about on all sides from
the society matrons. such as why
the very idea" and ITS the most re-
markabfe occurrence I ever heard OF
wanting to'-train for q fight in this hal
when we were here. In the Unholz
camp the remarks were more forcibls
and marked with less clarity of Eng
lish. the Boer himself adding TO hi
mornings road work and. showing Hit
disgust by boxing derceIy with hii
sparring partners in .the rounds tina
were finally pulled of at Souther,l
Union hotel across the street wheri
Cnholz. is making his headquarters. .