The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-21
THE SPORTING FIELD.
Wrestler Quinn and His Chal-
lenge to the Jap.
a BIG MATCH IN VICTORIA.
Athletic Caas Task-Puxiisssx scarce
Regatta Next N~ar-The Last 81
Basehaii-Nate&

S&ss -hap1s@tsDn shst ne W1S SEEKING
match with Aatssds when he was sick.
Il sm and have been very anxious to
meet the Jap once more said Mr. slnian,
and settle once sor ali the question as TO
which Is the better man; hut w1as hssa
70 be entirely well and TO be In the best
TSosss5ie condition. so that the contest
may be strictly upon its merits | do not
care TO take any sort Of advantage Of hisn
bas when the jap is strong. then want
TO meet him. will wreStle him anywhere.
any usae. any style. japanese excepted.
and for any reasonable anaoans. THIS
offer holds good now and for any time in
the future. | snesn business, ard | hore
that the Jap does, =
Mr. Qaina is looking for T. T. Donovan
wsao claims 81 be the middle weight cham
fGDn -. Australia. and who came 10 Seattle
few days ago hunting a match with
sonae one.
II an sorry Donovan aidn't find me. !"
said Mr.. Quinn. II will wreStle him q
straight match. or il he desires viii meet
him IN nTe~styie match and give him a
fail TO start on. 50 If he throws IRE twice
out of live times he will win. | will put
up any stake Donovan will name"
IL could get another match with Joe
Acton, the eafeh-as-cstch-can middle
weight. would challenge hiua." tActon
threw Quinn over year ago in san Fran
ciscos. Il would like the match 10 take
place IN Seattle. where am sure il would
attract great interest Ii were 10 wrestIe
Acton l would wait the match to be
orseco- Roman. Acton is under contract
with the California Athletic Club, and
would probably not he allowed to come up
here Bat when he is released | propose
10 try for match =
There is talk Of getting up benefit tor
Matsada sorakiehi. the sick Jap Quinn
said he would gladly tender his services for
one bout or more with any wrestler Ii the
Jap felt well enough he would appear in
an exhibition with him. II the benefit is
arranged Matsada's friends will doubtless
avail themselves of Mr.. Quinn's kind
offer.
Interest is keenly aroused in Victoria over
coming wrestling match between Cam
eron, the Vancouver giant ana Mcleod, a
Nanaimo wrestler of much local repufe.
The contest takes place in Victoria han on
November IS. Mayor Grant and other citi-
zens are interested in the affair, and are on
some of the committees of arrangements
nN WiCsdc - iuI %t.VtV sue anu Is LOT
blood. Both Cameron and Mcleod have
defeated Schumacher. and their reputa-
tons are therefore about on a par; but
Cameron has great advantage in size and
weight. and betting is rather in his favor
When the match was arranged Quinn pro-
posed TO make il three-cornered-each TO
put in 81 900, and then the victor in the
first contest was to wrestle with Quinn for
the total 5000. The offer was declined
1t is not improbable, however. that a
match will be arranged between Quinn
and Cameron, if the latter defeats Nc
Leod
Matsada Sorakichi is still in Seattle. His
cough Is somewhat improved, but not
much. Matsada was Joined during last
week by his wife, who came from New
York. She is an American. The two will
leave for the East again in several weeks
There is project on foot TO organize an
athletic club in Seattle, modelled after the
Golden Gate club, of San Francisco Pub
lie athletic contests of various kinds would
be given, including boxing matches for
points. but no prize-fghts. Ii is believed
that several hundred members, each pay
ing $50 per month, could he secured
This amount would not be more than suf-
ticient to fit up hall. purchase complete
gymuastie equipment. pay boxing and
wrestling trainers and all necessary ex-
penses, besides the various purses that
would be offered from time to time. 1t is
likely that the project will take definite
shape before long,
Faulkner. the lightweight, is still in
Seattle. He has a match with an Austrai-
ian lightweight. OF whom nothing is known
here. The new man weighs about 1873 and
Faulkner i3j. The latter is considered to
have no peer OF his own weight in the
world He has never been thrown, except
by much heavier men. If the stranger can
defeat the little Englishman he is phe-
nomenon.
Peter Schumacher will probably go East
with Matsada Sorakichi
Prize-iighiers. who were so well repre-
scented in Seattle last winter and spring.
have all vanished. The ARRAY at the race
track last spring and the succeeding arrests
and indictments were a deathblow TO
pugilism in Seattle.
4 great aquatic event will occur on Lake
Washington next year, If arrangements
now pending mature satisfactorily. Nr.
c. G. calkIns, OF Mercer island, expects TO
raise a purse OF 5000 for regatta, or
series of regattas, that shall be open 10 any
oarsmen in the world o'Connor Peter
son, Hamm and Lee. who were here in
May, TO participate in the Lake Union con-
test. were very anxious TO row on Lake
Washington, which they pronounced the
finest body Of water in the world. They
then promised to return If sufficient in
dueements were offered.
The Seattle Canoe Club has gone into
winter quarters.
Baseball in Seattle for the season of 1850
i dead. game was arranged for yester-
day with the AbersIeens, bat they failed TO
keep the appointment and that will prob
ABLY end tne matter. The seattle team, in
spite OF mismanagement since its organiza-
ton, has held together IN a surprising man
ner. The club was lust getting on lis feet
when the FIRE came. Later. game after
game was arranged. only 20 be interfered
with by weather or something else. The
team has disbanded. but the members are
loath 20 leave town, as several hundred dol
lars on back pay is due them. Under a
good manager a baseball team could be run
in profitable manner.
Jack Farrell the Harlem boy. is still in
Seattle, having deferred bis trip TO san
Francisco indefinitely. lie has wired the
California Athletic Club, asking for a fight
with Weir, and awaits a reply.
No action will be taken by the promoters
OF the scheme to organize boat club until
next spring.