The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Lack
Star Amateur Fighters
Will Match Skill
Hurricane Bouts Are Looked For
at Smyfh Benefit Next
Tuesday Evening

AS the night Of the big benefit testi-
moniaI boxing and vaudeville card for
The family OF the late Bob Smyth
approaches interest in the event grows
on all sides, and those in charge of the
tournament believe that one Of the
largest crowds that ever attended an
amateur boxing show in this city Will
he present Tuesday evening at Dream
land rink, Post and Steiner streets. A
crowd Of at least 1000 persons is
looked for, and the show may draw
5.000
The boxing committee in charge Of
the card-Nick J. Prendergast of the
Olympic club, Eddie Smith of the Re
lance club. Frank Schuler of the
Dreamland club and John McCrystal Of
The Sianlamat Indians-have arranged
a card that is second TO none ever Of
fered the fight fans OF this city in the
short distance events. Everybody who
knows has declared il an all star one
only about half OF those who en-
tered viii be put on. Boxing Master
William J. Leonard Of the Olympic club
weeded out all the lesser lights and held
none save the champions and near
champions in each class, with the re-
suit that each boxer is so evenly
matched with his opponent as TO make
the task OF calling a winner an eX-
ceeuingly difficult one.
The bouts are 10 be held under strict
amateur rules. Each Will be of three
rounds duration, with an extra round
II the mill is too close TO decide 1t at
the end OF the third. If d fourth period
is called il viii be only TWO minutes
long. These are the latest boxing rules
laid down by the Amateur athletic
There viii be eight mills on the
card and in nearly every one of them
a champion viii appear. Every star
boxer, from little Eddie Campi, the los
pound champion of the Olympic club, to
big Charley Miller, the heavy weight
from the Dreamland club, will make
their appearance. Several knockouts
are looked for during the course of
the evening.
A great fight is looked for in the
Welter weight class when Matt Gran
held and Chester Arlington hook up.
These boys fought four hurricane
rounds at the last Olympic club tour
ney and Granfield got the decision. Ar
lingtOn claimed he was weak at that
time and on Tuesday night he viii go
N at $50 pounds, fve pounds heavier
than he was when he met defeat.
Eddie Denis, the 115 pound champion
Of the coast, viii have his hands full
IN his meeting with little John Arron
of the North End club. This boy is a
conner and fights a WhirlWind battle. A
big delegation Of his friends Will be
on the job TO root for him. Dennis viii
have the backing Of the Olympic club,
under whose colors he is TO fight.
Another spirited contest should re-
suit when Lawrence Granfeld. the I25
pound champion of the Pacific coast
goes against Matt Twomey Of the ST.
aplamat Indians over whom he re-
celved a hair line verdict at the last
olympic club tournament. Ed Catlfn
and Milton should give slashing ex-
hibition IN the l55 pound division.
Aside from the boxing show q splen-
did vaudeville entertainment will be
offered the crowd. The committee in
charge OF the affair promises TO have
some OF the cleverest performers in the
city on the program. The pavilion has
been rehtted 10 accommodate several
hundred more persons and good seats.
are guaranteed everybody