The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-13
THE MANLY SPORTS.
es.d Prospects of a Regatta
Here Next Summer.
o,ssnss o.cossoR's Def.
- f,lsaryss RetHrn % Seattle Local
x.sslng on the wief-ssarphy Plight
The wrestsers.


re nssf week In sporting circles in this
- hss been az unusually asaset one.
pr has. IN fart been nothing o. interest
s <norsissg men. except the arrival ard de-
..ssure Of several pugslists and wrestleEs
Z .gsonn. The e1isagreeable weather has
..-x<,tesI outdoor sports. There has been
3 torseracing. and the owners Of blooded
80 naturally look forward with interest
= a,oss weather. when q number OF inter-
snag races are promised.
AcuATFes.
s,nee Henry searie, the champion oarH-
40 Of the world. died. there has been
s,ssdsd boom in aquatic circles. Not less
- SIX celebrated oarsmen nov claim the
~w,5is championship, bus are willing n
80 i decided on their respective merits.
p.sss Kemp. Of Australia. from whom
sesfls wrested the worlds championship.
- essnsburry, who once defeated Kemp.
:. both anxious 20 secure q match, but
aang seem willing - race ore another.
wulsm o'Conner. champion Of America.
80 vas defeated last August by searIe:
Hsard Hani0n. ex-champson ol the
sefld who had that title taken away from
- by Kemp; and John Teemer. ex-
champion Of America. Jacob Budanr. ex-
hampton of America. and Henry Peter
,oa. champion OF the Pacific coast, are also
snxlous 10 secure match race, or any
ssher way secure the world s championship.
Various schemes have been proposed 70
sstle toe much yexed question. Hanlon
md Teemer propose a sweepstake race to
tsks Place IN America, each oarsman 20
gass 81 900 as entrance money. and the
sinnsr 10 be declared champion of the
xpsid. This scheme will not meet with
favor, becauae no worlds championship
souId not be satisfactorily settled BY
sweepstakes race. There would be too
much chance for conspiracy TO foul. or
pocket. aud the title might after all be wen
esly BIZ the decision OF q referee. and per-
hsps % incompetent one at that. or course
ne men could row two by two and the
bnesss liver take the money and title; bat
ais doubtful II any oarsman would care
nsn would necessarily be handicapped by
hssine TO row twice.
William O'Connor offers happy s0lE-
Ton Of the now interesting problem by
challenging any oarxman, and has posted
sierieis OF $500 wits the Toronto Empire as
ignarantee Of good faith. He wants to
m for any sum. from $500 to 5000 q
de His challenge appears. on the face. 90
b manly and honorable, a'ad deserving OF
ncagnition, and II aspiring claimants 10
q worlds championship are in earnest.
al 1ME A
seeived yesterday by the Posr-IsTEIIIaKs-
sfs Rom O'Connor, proves him 10 be I'm
rod condition. anxious for race. If ID
Nsss possible he would rather row on Lake
Washington than any other body Of water
h America. He says he Il willing 60 rev
b any match that would Insure the winner
shs worlds championship. and thinks all
ne rowers would come TO Seattle II the
proper purse was hung up.
Last summer, when o'Conuor was In
Seattle, great interest was taken In aquatic
sports. and number OF prominent gentle.
men told hira they would be glad 10 raise
9 BIG purse for race this corning summer.
4 movement is now on foot among promi.
neat men 20 bring the big oarsmen To-
eeihsf on Lake Washington this summer.
4 series OF races is proposed, and the
worlds championship will be settled. A
purse sufficiently large TO bring all the big
earamen Of the world together can doubt
lsss Be raised without much effort. Lake
Warrington Is a natural rowing course.
he water Is usually aS smooth as glass,
and the surrounding hills would make q
natural ampitheater for the thousands
afWtf a IA.
Rom all parts of the world to
Witness the greatest aequatic contest
n shs history Of the world. Excellent ia
elites can he afforded By that time for
haing spectators 10 the lake. The Yesler
sEsnue cable road. already in operation,
sad The Madison street line, TO be started
seon, could carry thousands Of people 10
We scene, and IN consequences. would. per
haps, Be most willing 20 contribute largely
% the purse. In fact such a race would at
naet the attention of the people Of the
saole eivslised world. Willis q contest be-
iseea Sullivan and Jackson would interest
ihe admirers Of pugilism only. IL il quite
possible that the biz oarsmen will he
sought together on Lake Washington this
SIMMER.
ARENIC.
Lovers OF the dsiie arena have net had
'Ae pleasure of witnessing a mill in this
ely Tor many months and as a natural
consequence lights elsewhere absorb their
aas0 attention. Fighters of reputation
sea'e sna 81, while those of lesser note
Nsnain. bat not 10 make matches, for such
saelns as p1xe fight or boxing oxidation
1ste aow Is out Of the question Several
sohshs IN lsf fer the participants would
= tAs sure result.
sim Fell, the famous Eagllsh heavy
ss'sas pagilis,. WAS IN Seattle Tuesday.
ns vas GA bis Way 10 san Francisco 81
ssakr a match with Choynski Fell weighs
ssset rs pounds and has a good record.
eAoagh he has been whippaa hv
IN naea a. Joe Laanon. Jack Ash.
- and Az Greenfield. His hest
ssh' vas with Jack Wannop. whom
= 3 sn'pped after q long contest Fell ard
Nsss sski Senld make great fight
: 'sin eleafY was ia the city Tuesday iar
=. - aFss time since jumping his bail last
= ~ vii be remembered that CieArx
ss'''sessFai etheg fighters, vas arrested lAss
Wa Tor Participating in a fight az the
.-ss'ask and lodged in jail 10 await the
s..ses q TIE grand Jury. They gave haa
- alter and Tenn alnans Others. after
.ssss'ag around the city for 3 short time
s 1870, tleary has gone 10 san Francisco
!. ! 'aaAs a match With Pete Mccoy, 10 take
-. -. ''eiafe the Occidental Cub Clsary
49, "a pounds and MeCoy rs pounds.
!, :, a'sish would bs interesting. Me- on
- aaost scisatltic. hut CieaFy y The
=. 80 hssser, ioeal sporls win bel taesr
-. - On NssSFy on AeoogBt at his b3snx
- = years old, white MeCey i ~
- serondcd Campbell in ais recent
- - ~'sa .oTsest lie SAYS newspaper az,
49,. i o tie aeai are srns. and thas. af-
So we match was fixed. Carhcat
= - = Aaesk Campbell cat. hnt Csmp-