The San Francisco call., 1909-01-05
FIGHT PERMIT FOR
FEBRUARY GOES TO
MISSION CLUB
Promoters Believe North Beach
VIII Draw Coveted Prize
for Match
By T. p. MagiTIigan

that brevity is the soul Of Wit for
after about half a minutes deliberation
they granted the Mission athletic club
The February fight permit yesterday
afternoon The vote on this permit was
is Tor and ! against, Supervisor Center
dissenting
Only one other club had in an appli-
cation for permit, and that was the
North Beach athletic club President
Garibaldi Of this organization was
present but the best he got was a
promise that his request for a permit
would be duly considered at the meet
ing or the supervisors next Friday
Tommy ODay. heading spirit OF the
Mission club, was at the meeting and
seemed greatly pleased at the prompt
action Of the supervisors in granting
his club the permit for February
sam Berger, the guiding spirit of the
w washington athletic club. was about
me hail but did not press his claim
10 recognition for a permit Berger
does not seem over anxious to secure
another permit but whether II is a
case OF sour grapes with Samuel or
. bis bankron 10 have fighters take pot
shots at It; no one seems 70 know.
with the game He said yesterday that
- The sport was practically run to seed
2 nd that he saw neither financial profit
nor fame in conducting boxing clubs
under the existing conditions
Jack Gleason was not at the meet
the supervisors 90 not look with favor
on the requests Of either Berger or
Gleason, and IL is very likely that the
unreSpons ivenesS Of the supervisors haf
sufficiently 6ampened the ardor of both
Berger and Gleason TO keep them from
making further requests for permits.
spirit Of The Noyes Valley club. was on
hand. but he had no request IN: Gene
time, and he seems confident that ne
viii receive recognition at the hands
OF the supervisors in due time
The feeling Of those on the INSIDE IN
regard 10 the permits is that the North
Beach club viii draw the March per-
NIT, and some have il that Pfaefie and
his NOyes club viii fare Well IN the
matter Of the permit for April o.
Charley Lercari. match maker and
manager Of the Pacific athletic club,
ID which has the January permit, was a
v1sizor at the chambers OF the board of
supervisors yesterday. Lercari is haN-
securing 2 suitable match for his card
. this month, and is almost despalrng OF
securing a real nigh class pair or
. milfmen TO entertain the sporting pup
lie Of San Francisco
i have a wire from Harry Gilmore
Jr. manager Of Packey Mcfarland,
said Lercari yesterday afternoon. He
wants me 10 secure a suitable opponent
for Mcfarland for this month, and ne
SAYS that Packey is ready 10 GO on
Gilmore mentions George Memsie as an
opponent for Mcfarland and nave
rather have Mcfarland hook up with
l-1ghffnlr Dick Hyland and have wired
him terms. j Will know IN a ieW Gays
whether ] can land these boys, ana II
81 the end Of three days ] 90 not near
Hrom them faVOrably, i viii put on a
popular priced card ID Wnlcn VIII ap-
near such men as Johnny Murphy, Lew
Powell and Kid Harrison, with a good
preliminary in which Attei, Walsh or
Il also have in mind match be-
tween sam Berger and Stanley ketchel
. I viii see Joe OConnor, manager IoT
* (etcheL today and ascertain What l
can do I am hustHng TO make the
best match possible for TINS montn,
and no matter what card 1 book think
I1 will prove a good one from nghl-
.ipg standpoint
The Mission athletic club, which Sc
cured the February permit from the
Supervisors yesterday. does not beneNe
IN allowing the grass TO grow uhoef lts
pugilstic feet and its mana gers ete
Iaving plans 10 get q card Tor the teD-
~rarv date The match maker mas MS
eve on a Freddie Welsh-Leach Cross
bout and will get busy today trying 10
line up these fancy scrappers. Inc
Mission club promoters believe
match between this pair would prove
drawing card, as neither boy mas ever
appeared here.
II persistency counts for anything
substantial, II is almost 1oregohe
conclusion that Joe Woodman, manager
OF sam LanEford. viii secure match
Cor bis urotege with Stanley Ketchel.
WOodmsn called at this office last nlght
and issued his daily def on behaif OF
the Baston black man TO Al anager Joe
O'Conner and Fighter Stanley ketchel.
-.'I am going TO stay here until learn
defnitelv whether Ketchel viii meet
Langford or not / VIII accept any
thing like reasonable terms for Lang
ford In fact. Ketchel can name MS
own terms. Langford can beat ketchel,
and il is not because Langford is black
that the Michigander is ducking him,
but merely because he recognizes In ms
heart that Sam is his superior as
I had an engagement with o'Connor
Yesterday afternoon. but he failed TO
Insterialize. we will stay on KetcheIs
trail if IL takes year 70 get MIN;
We're after him, we'll lano hlm ana
well lick him.
two men before Jeffries' club They
are Jack Sullivan. Montana mlodle
weight, who fought hetcnei at 6utte'
and Battling Johnson Sam viii at
tempt to stop each one in six rounds.
Woodman also is figuring on 10
round bout between Langtord ana jim
Barry. 10 take place In Los Angeles IN
The Boston man also claims to be
dickering with McCarey for ~ rouno
bout between Sam Langford ana Tom
nv Burns McCarey has cabled prop
osition to Burns and If the Caribou ac-
cepts Woodman says ne VIII pe on on
hand with the Boston black man. II
this match is made it viii come on IN
July. -
son is also after Langford Tfey are
irving 10 match Bangford with john
son for Derby day, May %. Woodman
saws that unless he hears from hetcneI
before then that he viii accept the
London offer, provided they make Il
worth his while to visit the world S
metropolis.
Jimmy Walsh viii meet Al Fellows
in Is round preliminary to the
T.ansrford Sullivan johnson hsndlcap
match in Los Angeles January IS.
Joe W0odman has added Tommy Quili,
= welter weight. to his string OF night
ers Quill Is a Boston boy who can
make 13S pounds ringside. Woodman
saws that he would like TO match Quill
against Packey Mcfariand at l5e
pounds ringsioe.