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Show MITT ARTISTS AGREE TO FIGHT TRUSTS 'Frisco Sluggers Go on Strike and Refuse to Fight for Purses Offered. SAN FRANCISCO, April 0. The "amateur" boxers want more money and won't show again until they get it, say's the Chronicle. That was the ultimatum ulti-matum given out last night at tho Pavilion Pa-vilion Annex, where the Bay City club had advertised Its monthly amateur boxing show. 'The lads who deserted the protecting wing of tho Pacific Athletic association in tho hope of finding find-ing richer pickings with the lately formed league of clubs bearing the name of the California Amateur Athletic Ath-letic association, have gone on a strike and declared a boycott and a lock-out, and, worse than that, vengeance upon all who take their places. "If any of youee rums fight tonight," came the orders before the crowd arrived, ar-rived, "and don't get beat in de rlng( you'll get beat for fair In a dark, lonely lone-ly alley after do show." With this threat rattling the separato vertebrae of each individual "amateur," the boys carded to appear held out to a man. There was no ijhow, but there was plenty else doing to furnish excitement excite-ment for tho patrons who attended. For, in the language of the fighters themselves, there is no "bunk" about this strike. Tlje "amateurs" have a grievanco which they are not loth to air. They want more money. Instead of $35 in orders upon some store and in medals, .they want $75 in good hard coin for the main event. For the special event they want ?50, which they say le a reasonable reason-able demand for "a good amateur." Green talent, which consists of "de guys wot ulnt showed before" and corresponds to the apprenticeship stage in other trades, must be guaranteed 515. These were tho demands of the "amateurs," which the Bay City club refused to grant and which broke up the show last evening. "You see, on do low down," one of tho fighters explulned it afterward, "de new association alnt been glvln' us a square deal. We used to get aa much as 5100 from do old a&soclalion for de main event and never less than 550 for de special. DIs new association won't glvo no more dan ?35, which ain't enough for a good amateur. We want Borne of dat mazuma dat dere makln' from us," It may be an Item of Interest to tome tho dlBclosuro that the Pacific Athletic Ath-letic association swmctlmes gave "as much as 5100 for the main event, and never less than 550 for tho special," The "amateurs" who formerly held cards showing their "amateur standing" with that organization and who now hurl anathema at the outlaw organization organiza-tion claim this, and they aro in dead earnest. Last night's strike and boycott was conducted along regular lines. Pickets wero out with the customary information informa-tion about tho unfairness of the house, and they mado a lino that reached for several rods down Hayes street. "Unfair "Un-fair housoi" was the cry, but It did not deter a considerable crowd from buying tickets and entering the building. Inside In-side an air of impending riot va9 heavy over the crowd. There followed a long wait, during which the management endeavored en-deavored to cajole the boys Into appearing, appear-ing, and then an announcement was made that thero would be no show, and that money would be refunded to thoso who had purchased tlcketB. Billy McDonald is president of the amateur boxers' union, and Ted Wolfe Is secretary. McDonald saya the strike 13 In earnest, and is no "bunk," j r |