Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-11
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Come IN here With me fsv min
otes," said Dominica McCa1rey, the
aentleusHly young athlete ssd osxsr.
Who stood up 30 eoaraeeoosiy against
the bag Bestouisn Sullivan at Clncin-
nsii, and Who. with fortunes seo sered
On him BY sheep raising uncles IN Aus
sralia and successful deals 10 oil speeu-
lstIons, 10 growing pleteoric both IN
pocket and psysiQae. Come N here.
De said to the Tiyass uaR. as they we're
sprintize down Chestnut strest to9etn-
er yesterday morning. pointing TO the
ertrance, before which on modest gilt
sign we're the words, Professor William
FindIev, Physical Culture" There is
a pupil Of mine. teaching spsrr,ng. /
wan, TO see how he gets on Mounting
10 the third story a sCr three steps AZ q
tine With the vivaeity OF a boy out st
recess, the boIsr and newspaper man
entered a large room vitn a south
facing. which fooded the place With
sunlight. Here Professor Findlsy, a
tall. athletic, fine proporiioned gentle
mss, with sandy bsir and beard. WAS
met. The Professor was engaged In
giving DO MS TO one of bis papils, Who
struck out right and left with vigorous
force. bot never getting on" to the
instructor, except when tbs latter ger
nitted. Around the room were Irints
and photographers of all the principal
athletes and bexer.. In one corner
hung a sand bag, which McC4frsy went
up e. IN the most nonchslant manner
and gave it "pulf," as he called it.
xh Oh sent it oscillatipg toward tie
ceiling in such way as to show very
clearly the dyusnitical force exerted
by trained boxers arm. Hang
up against a wall vas the stuffed trunk
of a man. This is to practice the
resistant blow" said the professor. and
he gave 10 q tap or two which indented
II the depth of several inches. Across
one side of the room was large mir
ror. "Sparrers are not particularly
vsin,r said Mr.. Flndley. "bat tnev de-
not wish to ID their work in vain. Here,
you see, it can be distinctly observed If
the attack and defense il properly
aud scientifically done" In other parts
of the room were closets for pupils,
cletnipe. shelves for boxing gloves,
dumb-bells and clubs and other para
pherHslis Of = well regulated establish
meDt for the development of phy sical
culture.
a-lc 10 sOLIc iIttlc puUliC Ouiuh
attaching 10 this bssiness. but think
less 50 than formerly. II Sullivan had
been a gentleman, instead Of brute,
his career might have raised the art OF
sparr!ng. | have been teaching here
bot short time, but have quite a Rum
Der of pupils, mostly young men. l
seek patronage from the respectable
only, the rough and vulgar not being
wanted at any price. The object 10 not
to make puRilists nor to develop pug
nacity, bat to open to the manv in
sver, walk OF life. ministers, teachers,
law ers, pb ysioians etc., an opportunity
to acquire a thorough theoretical and
practical knowledge of art unsurpassed
in it's adaptednsss to develop and
strengthen AID to give grace,
freedom and elasticity to the
human frame. DR.. Dudley Sargent.
Hsrvard's professor of ply sical culture
saws 'sparrine is the hest means of OBJ
tanning command Of the body and
temper They teach fencing in most
of the cymnasiums attached to the Y
II. G. A. buildings and some schools
and universities, and do not per
init sparrine. Now, of the two
the latter is far more useful. The ar,
of fence is taught here with a man.
arm, his natural weapon, at all times BY
his side. ready for bis protection, and
when art is united with muscular
streneth it is extremely efficacious. A
man is No less a good citizen because b,
oan protect himself without resorting Il
the dagger or revolver"