 His arrival was delayed by being shipwrecked in Tahiti, where he kept himself busy competing with the local champions.Upon landing in San Francisco, he quickly made himself useful in local boxing circles as a capable referee and exponent of the Marquess of Queensberry Rules.The "Call" noted, "It is said of him that he has displayed more fairness and ability in that line within a few days than has, perhaps, been shown here before in months."