The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
LERCARI SECURES
JANUARY FIGHT
PERMIT
Other Promoters Still Kept on
Anxious Scar by Board
of Supervisors
By T. p. MaqiIIiqan

At meeting of the board OF super
visors yesterday the Pacific athletic
club. of which Charles Lercari is the
promoter. was granted a permit to hold
fight in the city during the month of
January. 1909. Requests for permits
We're also made by the Washington,
Pacific. Occidental North Beach and
Mission Athletic clubs. but the request
Of the Pacific club was the only one
granted.
The remainder of the clubs making
requests for permits will have hear
ing at meeting next Monday after
noon.
The report of the police committee to
the board favored the Pacific. Mission.
North End and Occidental clubs, and
requested that they be granted permits
for the coming year. McLeran made a
minority report favOring the Pacific,
Mission and North Beach clubs, omit
ting the name of the Occidental club,
of which Jack Gleason is the guiding
McLeran's minority report caused
comment because at the last meeting
he voted for Gleason. He explained
that Gleason took too active an interest
in politics.
Several supervisors were in favor of
making definite settlement of the
fight permit question yesterday and
granting the years assignment, but the
notion was lost by vote of 10 TO z.
Lercari seems TO be strong with the
supervisors, for when the police COM
mittee presented resolution that he
be granted a permit the members voted
70 for and against il. Murdock and
Center were the only dissenting votes
Murdoch created somewhat Of fu-
rOre among fight followers present
When he suggested that the supply of
night permits be cut down to four for
the year instead of12. He said that he
did not understand the boxing game
very we'll, but thought that four fight
permits were enough for one year.
From the present outlook it seems as
though the claims Of the Mission and
North Beach clubs will be acted upon
favorably at the next meeting Of the
The granting of the permit for jan
uary sets the mind of many fight fans
at ease, as great number of them
believed it probable that the super
vlsors might clamp the lid on their
favor1te sport.
Joe Woodman;. who is looking. after
great black demon from Boston. called
at this office last night and said that
ne was ready to have his man meet
anybody in the world.
"Of course said woodman "this
means Stanley Ketchel principally but
we bar nobody. am going to remain in
San Francisco until 1 get definite word
from ketchel and his manager regarding
probable fight. Langford will meet
ketchel on any terms the latter may
ana lie Will nave 10 De very raw
if we fail to accept them. LangfOrd
Will fight Ketchel and let him split the
purse so and 40. 75 and % and let him
come in at catch weights. If KetcheI
Will agree to make the middle weight
limit for Langford. Sam will fight him
winner to take all.
IF some of the promoters want TO
see how good Langford is let them
name any two men they want and /
viii guarantee to stop them in one
night. will give each of them 10
rounds. Some time back there was
rumor going the rounds that Langford
would agree to stop three. opponents in
one night. This was false. Two is
enough for one evenings work and Sam
Will undertake to put that many away
If Promoter Lercari wants to use
Langford for his January date let him
lind an opponent and he viii find Sam
matter, any two he Names
Eddie Keevin, who is handling the
affairs of Jimmy Walsh, also paid
visit to The Call office. Keevin is look
ing for match for his protege and
says he is ready to send his man after
Monte Attell, Jimmy Reagan or any
other fighter.
Walsh's manager said that he was
willing to fight on a percentage basis
and that he would not mind having his
boy go on in preliminary to a high
class fight.
ADDITIONAL SPORTS