Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-07

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All yssesrday sftssnooa tie serssss
we're lind With people who seemed 70
b waiting nsevoosly for some great
svsut about % ssanspirs. At the sound
Of every steam whistle they would start
for tho vssse front. and look anxioosly
no and down the bay. Finally, about
O'Clock, the North Pacific came into
port from Victoria. and ssverd hun-
dred persoos rushed down 70 the wharf
10 ~ what, the Lord only knows. The
captain of the steamer appeared much
gurprised to 80 such . o0noourss OF
psopls on the dock, and sung out to An
on shore - the steamer
the dock, and asked him
vnst is all meant.
why, vs came 10 sse Sullivan" vas
tbs reply.
sullivan In ia Tacoma, and my
steamer 10 from Victoria, 20 how could
you expect TO Sc him az this time" ro-
piled the captain.
The crowd, though somewhat disap-
did NOT l0se any Of its ard0r,
bat returned mp town 20 await the ar
rival of another steamer. 4 similar
exhibition took place on the arrival OF
the Messenger from Olympia 1t 5:U. at
which time il was announced that the
worlds champion pu9ilist, John l.. sal
Ivan, and his combination Of famous
boxers and athletes 1.-THE cause OF all
this oommotion among the people,,
would be here ct go, on board the
Emma Hayward.
From this time ON till tho steamer
landed, the crowd grew larger and
larger, till az last Zoo people had a.
ssmbled on the city dock. Policemen
wers stationed ct the doors OF the ware
houses 70 keep the crowd back, no ono
being admitted near the lsuding except
the oeubers Of Smiths Bij0u baod
and the reporters. A CLOSED carriage
vas in waiting for Sullivan. who was
driven directly 70 the hall, headed BY
the band. From the time Of Suilivan's
arrival up 70 the time the performances
commenced. the crowd about Front and
Cherry streets vas % dense that police
men had 70 b stationed at short dis
taness apars TO keep she passage ways
epen 20 tnat people could pass.
~ she Theases.
HE CANE, He SAW, as CONQUERED.
Ever since is was announced that the
champion of the world in the fastic
arena would visit Seattle expectation
has run high. II has net been alone
confined TO that class Who. from aasO-
oIation and habit, arc expected to be
Interested in exhibitions Of science IN
the " knocking out" line. On the con-
trary, while all this Glass were in force
at Yesier's Hall last night, the crowd
was visibly augmented BY the attend
spce of another element Of society,
which embraces . large percentage OF
our solid men and best citizens. The
impulse which drew together the thronR
which packed Yesler's Hall last night
70 far greater degree of unc0mfOrt-
ableneas than ever kno IN before, II d.
visible into two parts. First, curiosity TO
see tho champion athlete, boxer an
prize fighter of the world and second,
TO witnes6 an exhibition Of skill in the
- art of self- defense" by its most prom
met expousnts in she world. The sxhi.
biti0n was we'll conducted. There was
not q symptom Of disorder, nor an atom
Of disturbance from first - last. In
fact, when the constituents Of the mot
ev assembly arc considered, the order
preserved Was remarkable.
Before giving further details Of the
exhibition, We desire to give our per.
soual impressions Of John l.. Sullivan.
This II done without ever having met
the man. He 10 perfect specimen Of
physical mao. Taers 10 nothing abnor-
NAL in his development. We scanned
him CLOSELY. watched his movements
critically, and are bold TO say that he ia
. marvel Of strength, skill and agility.
II there 10 another man on Sarth who Is
equal, certain It 10 that that man has
never beea publicly known. He Is .
master In the art Of boxing. The force
with WHOM 10 delivers blow IL simply
appalling 70 ordinary people. When he
strikes 0ut lin earnest tue force Ut the
stroke appears 70 begin at the wrist.
and each separate muscle, from forearm
no thrslnQh n Rhnnldar muscles and
down 10 lOin, calf, and foot. arc drawn
20 extreme tension, each giving sepa.
rate and added impetus to the blow.
There v nothing comparable 70 it, an
Len IL be thoss Ruus holding several
charges, which are discharged ono after
another ~ the bali goes onward along
the barrel toward the muzzls. He 10
wonderfully agile. and his motions re-
semble those Of tiger in the act of
spsingtng on its prey. No ordinary
man has any chance at all before him,
and u II idle, foolish, to talk Otherwise.
Ii had beon announced that there
Was man in town who would essay 70
earn the $1,000 which 10 standing offer
10 any vne Who would stand up before
the champion for four successive rounds
Of three minute, each. Expectation
WAs on tipt0e to go tho person. He
appeared In due time and vas intro
duced ~ James Lang. This was the
first bout OF the evening. Lang Ii a
tall. strong and apparently Well-devel-
oped man. With his clothes ON he
looks certainly not much inferior in
strength to Sullivan bat. stripped for
the encounter, the difference was
mArked-the champion 10 = giant in
comparison. No time Vas lost after
the Two were introduced In attending
10 the business On hand. Il took lust q
little len than seven seconds 10 make
Mr.. Lang aware Of the fact that be had
business elsewhere, or at least had ne
business In front Of Sullivan. la that
time be was knocked from aide 70 eide
- II be we're child. battered to the
6Oof twice and forced TO quit. IL was
simply impossible 10 Withstand the rain
Of blows and the forcs With which thew
we're delivered. Mr.. Lang retired vita
sore mouth, and, IL ID needless u add,
failed 70 grasp the $1,000 prize. Al the
close Of this contest Mr.. Sullivan briefly
addressed the audience. sAyinR that
this man (LAnR) had followed him for
some time past, and that IL had beeu
puhlished that he (Hullivanl feared and
avoided meeting him. No av0wed that
suoh statsmsats we're outracseusly
False, and called attention 10 the result
Of thu thar ffrnA sSsa~ASnn TIE ~h~-