The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-11-04

when they pay their good money
to witness a boxing show, they
certainly are entitled TO at least
a semblance of class and they
don't always get it
THE four round game has been
a good one for both promoters
and fans for several years
past. Most of the Friday bouts
have furnished the desired results
and satisfied the fans. but every
now and then Meehan like per-
former steps in and scrambles
things up. Naturally, the fans set
UP a wall and vow TO have their
revenge on the responsible par
ties.
TT the promoters hang together
and legislate against such un-
scrupulous pugs. they can
quickly remedy the evil. Use the
old black list and make 1t stick
When a fighter is ruled off for a
bad showing, drop him for keeps
There are plenty of promising
Youngsters coming to the front
right along, so it's not necessary
to dig into the debris heap for
talent.
THERE is no reason why the
four FOUNDERS Of today can't
develop just as they used TO.
A glance back a few years ago
shows us that Abe Attell, Jimmy
Britt, Eddie Hanlon, Joe Thomas,
Dick Hyland. Lightweight Cham
pion Willie Richie, all started as
obscure performers and worked
their way up. We may have a
few more champs lurking in our
midst, but they never viii get
chance to develop so long as the
promoters stand for men like
Meehan.
<xn ONT let anybody tell you
that Nike Gibbons can
- make 145 pounds and fight,
unless he consents to part with a
leg" declared Billy Nolan, the
veteran manager of Nelson and
Richie. Il have seen Gibbons
work and I have seen him weigh.
and I know what ] am talking
about. He is a middle weight
pure and simple. He's only try
ing TO stall along"
ut OI.Ay certainly knows fighters
~ when he sees them, and he is
also an excellent Judge of
weights. Therefore, his latest
saying ought to be of some value.
He watched Gibbons during his
recent eastern trip and he says
that the st. Paul man looks much
heavier than Jimmy Clabby, and
the best the latter can do is $50
pounds.
THE chances are that Gibbons
won't give out his real
weight and this is the reason
that they can't match him with
Mcfarland. Packey has demand
ed that Mike make 142 pounds and
Mike probably knows very well
that he might just as well try to
run for mayor of New York. They
are flushing around and getting
a lot Of free advertising on no
pair.
THE latest tells us thnt
Charley Calvin. an American
who has been promoting
shows on the other side Of the
water, wants Richie and Welsh
to go on for a $4,000 purse in
London at an early date. He has
not yet heard from Richie. but
he believes that the champion is
willing. Welsh already has ac-
cepted the terms and is waiting
for Ritchie's answer.
THE purse looks fat and rosy
enough. but it's an iron
washer to twenty dollar
bill that he will leave England
minus his title, If he ever took
on Welsh over there. Imagine
Richie doing the clean break
STUFF and a naughty Britisher
officiating outside of the ring.
What nice time Welsh would
give him and what a lot OF
sympathy he would get from the
crowd.
X y
MO fighter who learned the
IN game here as four rounder
and who has been used to
the straight Marquis of Queens