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Bakersfield Club Smoker.The roomg of fhe Bakersfield Club! last evening were the aeene of one! of the moat thoroughly enjoyable en j ter I a I n men f h that has been given this I season A smoker had been announced for the evening and a majority of the members of the elub were pres*, ent The large banquet hali wart) cleared and scats were arranged hothat the spectators could enjoy the elaborate program.Clem Wllnon opened the programshortly before ten o’clock, by singing “The Glorious Highball*' in bis usual ! fault lean manner. He was enthusiastically encored. His second song was The Taverner** and Professor Roberts of the Union Theatre was introduced arid hlt;* in turn introduced his trained dogs. There wore two bull 1 terriers and n brindle bull. What the 1dogs couldn’t do in tin* way of aero* 1 bn tic “stunts'* would not blt; worthy ofM chronicling.O Onzo, the tumbler from the Union was introduced for the ne xt nuin* I bcr. He showed himself to be a wonder with tin* jumping rope, and was Icut husbiKt lea 11 y applauded. IH (\ Kates entertained the guests for a low minutes with some stories . • in Italian and Chinese dialect that brought forth roars of laughter. !llarr, h King, who has but recent 1 Jy been engaged at I be Union as for the Illustrated songs introduced two of his own productions Mr. King has’ an excellent voice and the songs were well received,A three round boxing exhibition between Dutch Thurston who Ik to fight Mike McClure In Bakersfield cm the 28rd. and Hamilton, who fought a draw with Bright Kyes in the preliminaries of the Thurston “Willie flht,was the* next number on the program. Thurston stipulated before the* exhibition that he would do no aggress-J |ve work, but ho gave* excellent ex- j blhltlon along defensive lines.The boxing exhibition was follow «*d by several last rounds of Japanesefencing. Klribara and Suzuki and Nekonisbl and Undo, all from Fresno, were the participants For five mln-1 utes nothing could be hoard but the * rack of bamboo weapons and the peculiar shouts of the fencer*. Kirlhara turned out to be the champion and jbln feats with the Mirk were roundlyapplauded.The program closed with another Iboxing exhibition by Ktd Williamswho lias challenged the winner of tin* Thurston Me(Murlt;* fight, and Kamil ton. Williams i*-c not yet in condition!V *it h'* showed himself f»» be fast andeu vt i IAn i xcrll* nt lunc h w.» ; sptead onfables at the rear ot the hall and the guests helped themselves when m» in-1lt; lined e IThe smoker was given in honor of Truxtun Beale and there were1 several] invited gtost M Creeclic s big] leaguers were* lined up on the* front I row of seals and appeared to enjoy] every minute* of the time*. Me Lean, j the big catc her and Bert Jones, th * left handed twirier, became ho en thuBlttstlc that after th© last boxing! exhibition they did a tew fistic* turns' themselves that brought down roars' of laughter.
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The Daily Californian
Bakersfield, California, US
Fri, Mar 10, 1905
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
John H.
IL, USA 17 Jun 2018
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