The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-14
PUGILIsTIC sOTKs.

The benefit to be rendered John L. Sullivan at
New York next Saturday nigat promises to be
great success.
John l. Sullivan will try to continue his stage
career After his defeat he said: "That's all
have got to do / am broke. and must stick TO
the stage business"
The attention OF Mr.. Nelsoa Bennett Is called
to the fact that a reformed rssizefghter ID now
probably holding the lecture boards in this
state.-Sedttl< Press Times.
It il whispered around tina. the reason why 1t
has not appeared before il that the Tacoma
Ledger refuses to publish Nj, Nelson BENEFITS
forthcoming challenge 70 tbat other eminent
pugilist, Mr.. James J. Corbett for anything less
than card rates.-Sea.te PresszTimes
In order to show that Nelson Bennett 10 a bad
Republican with blood in his eye we will say he
Knocked out q prominent Republican in front
of the Tacoma Ledger Office last week who
denied that Candidate Doolf.tle for congress
had not sold out in the canaa scheme.-UnSOn-
tOwn Journal
Nelson Bennett is rapidly acquiring notoriety
as a "scrapper." His vicious onslaught on Mr..
Joab in the city Of Tacoma recently, following
his rough-and-tumble exhib5fion at Olympia
during the legislature, should establish his rep
utation as the bulldog of Washington politics.
-Tekoo Globe.
Miles C. Moore to Nelson Bennett: "Accept
my congratulations for the noble onslaught you
made on brother Joab. IL chose fellows in
Pierce county refuse to trot TO your pace, put
the bud to them and draw On me for half the
fines and costs. II there is nything do like it
is fighter. Waterriue Empire
Bulldozer Benefits pugilistic methods are
better adapted to the prize ring than to politics
In his frantic endeavor to secure mastery of
the Republican party in this state, he should
keep in view the fact that he is not disciplning
laborers on a. railroad grade. His unprovoked
attack on Delegate Joab, OF Tacoma, just because
the latter did not agree with him, was such
display of the rowdy side of Be,inetts character
as is intended to inspire feeling Of disgust
throughout the state.-Tek0d Glabe
We respectfully offer the suggestion that If
John /. Sullivan knocks out Mr.. COrbett, the
Pacific champion, we have q gentleman in
Washington who may be able to sustain the
pugilistic honors of the Coast Nelson Bennett
might not be able to score the most points in q
set-to with John l., but in a genuine tussle,
an out-and-out scrap. rough sand-tumble, 60
as-you-please mill, it Is thought that he might
give the champion all he coeld do. Bennett
may not be much on politics, bat he il great on
pugilism.-C City Ne,rs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1a-On the table of the
presiding officer, at last nights meeting of the
Olympic club, stood large plnsh case whose
contents were the cynOsure of all eyes. There
upon bed of brown satin, lay q magnificent
laurel wreath, joined with a bow of gold and
from it hung q medallion. This was the
Olympic clubs tribute TO the new fstic
champion of the world. On enc side OF the
medal is a representation OF the Golden Gate,
and on the other side is the following: "Pre-
scented to James J. Corbett by tie Olympic club
OF San Francisco" President William Greer
Harrison says 1t was a spontaneous idea in the
club; that it is the clubs preseIf. a club, and
that it will be forwarded to TIE champion at
Asbury park today. The wreath is more than
foot in diameter as 1t lies in its case, and is of
very artistic and costly design.