The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-19
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MIN hiS oeIenSe, moreover, Is ALMOST
perfect
Mr.. Coster's strongest offensive point
lies in his cross counters. In the use of
his right hand he is probably not excelled
by any heavyweight boxer living. He IS
wonderfully quick, as clever rs Donovan
himself. and an excellent judge of time
and distance.
A friend of Mr.. Coster, who knew that
he spared, though not how we'll, once
played what he thought would be funny
trick. He induced a well-known profess
sional pugilist to come to the Seventh
regiment gymnasium, expecting to ring
him in" on the amateur. A number OF
the militiamen. who had been ''let IN. -
gathered to see the fun. Coster was asked
to put on the gloves with the stranger and
consented. He did not see through the
scheme until he just escaped blow that
might have knocked him out. A minute
later they were reviving the professional
under shower bath.
Mr.. Coster is q well-known grain broker,
but very few of his associates on the pro-
duce exchange know that he could. if
necessary. put up good fight against
even James J. Corbett.
Fred Winthrop, the champion middle
and heavyweight of Harvard university,
also learned what he knows of sparr:ng at
the n. Y. A. c. Before Corbett made his
match with Sullivan the Californian occa-
sionally visited the clubs boxing rooms,
where he helped out the clubs instructors.
In a careless moment he gave Winthrop,
with whom he was sparring, an opening.
and the student landed what was probably
the heaviest blow on Corbett's chin the
champion ever received. HE hit like q
mule kicking" was Corbett's comment
after the bout.
Besides being an unusually hard hitter,
Winthrop is very clever. He is quick
dodger. and has very peculiar body twist
that enables him to avoid many hard body
blows.
Robert A. Center is as good boxer as
he is a sailor. and that is saying q great
deal. Before his departure for Japan last
summer, Center was as scientific an
amateur as there was in New York city.
He is not a heavy hitter. but is quick and
active as q cat. His defense is particu-
larry good. l saw him spar once with his
hard punches. To the end of rather q
long bout. however. he kept his opponent
off by the cleverest kind of lodging, par
rying and straight countering. Center
strips at about 1SS pounds.
James Motley has the reputation-and
he deserves it-of being the best amateur
lightweight in New York. Though
weighing: not more than 1872 pounds. he
has the shoulders and arms OF a middle
weight. For so small man his hitting
powers are phenomenal. Mr.. Motley in
jured his wrist some time ago, and was
not able to practice much until the begin
ming Of this season. Like all good light
weights. Motley is very quick. which with
his unusual strength. would make q dan
gerous fighter if necessity required.
George X. Schwegler, George Il. GSay
and Z. J. Gianinni are better known for
their performances In hurdling, shot-put-
ting and rowing. each being a champion
in the game he makes his specially. That
they are not known as boxers as we'll is
due to the fact that they have never shown
in public how we'll they can use their fists.
Schwegler. who could train down to fight
as heavy lightweight, is the most clever
Of the trio. He is unusually quick on his
feet, full of tricks and very strong. Gray's
practice in shot-putting has given him a
strength and quickness in pushing out his
hand that mixes it a dangerous object to
encounter. even when there is big glove
on it. Gray strips at 100 pounds. His
weight. strength and agility would enable
him to hold his own in almost any COM
pany. When he lands blow the victim
feels as though he had been hit with six
teen-pound shot.
GianiQni has become strong by reason of
much rowing, and quick by his work in
the gymnasium. He is. also, clever
boxer, though he has devoted compare
lively little time to the sport. Gianinni
would spar at about 10 pounds.
Alpheus Geer, better known as "Ally, P"