The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-09

ed all over the United States. the Cana
das and Great Britain. II was Davies
who not only managed Peter pugilistic-
ally. but put him on the stage as Uncle
Tom IN the famous play Of that name
Jackson is a very intelligent negro, and
ne did fairly well as the black saint OF
Mrs. stoves romance. Davies and Jack
son are no longer together. but "the
Parson" Is still in the ring. While boxing
shows were 'en reggie" in Chicago he
made big money through them. and now
he has under his care Joe ChoynslSi, who
fought Jim Corbett no less than four
times Tommy Ryan. ex-welter- weight
champion; Jimmy Barry. the bantam
weight, and a gigantic black fighter
named Bob Armstrong. whom he is de-
yeloping. Davies, by his quiet. gentle
manly demeanor. made a very good i'm
preston on the English sporting nobility
and "bloods." and he viii shortly take
his stable OF fighters over there in search
OF English coin. He Will get IT. too, for.
as the Scotch say, he Is ''canny"
ganier man than Tommy Ryan never
pulled off shirt in a ring This was not
always believed but he demonstrated IT,
beyond the cavil of a doubt. before the
Seaside Athletic Club. when he fought
Mysterious Billy Smith there a week ago.
He held the Maine boy too Cheaply. and
was, besides. little too fine drawn
ia his training, and, as a result he was
so weak and groggy toward the end of
the eleventh round that the police called
a halt and stopped the battle. They were
induced to allow IL to proceed a couple
OF minutes later. Almost every one
expected 10 see Smith finish his man
In the twelfth round. but they were dis
appointed. With wonderful generalship
Ryan clinched, ducked, side-stepped and
otherwise got away from most of
Smiths terrific swings. and finally got
his second wind" Then. TO the sur
prise Of the spectators he gradually took
the lead in the fighting. and when the
police again interfered. which they did
before the eighteenth round was ended
he had Smith limp and almost helpless
on the ropes. Ryan's showing after the
eleventh round was the most marvellous
exhibition OF pluck and cleverness in a
ring for twenty years at least.
Lord Dunraven's pet. the Valkyrie III.
Is in the water at last. and in the course
of a fortnight she will probably have
sailed her trial. Sailors are very super
stitious people. and the fact that there
was a disappointment at the first attempt
20 launch the English boat. makes them
shake their heads and say that she will
be a great disappointment TO her owner
when she tries for the Americas cup
For once hope there may be something
In this sailor superstition. The Defend
er will be launched within the next two
weeks II touched my pride as an Ameri-
can when l read. the other day. that
Watson. the designer OF the Nalkyrie
crowed over the fact that ne had com
PEELED Nat HerreshoG TO discard the
center-hoard. the purely American type
OF boat. IN favor OF the English keel
type. Even IL We are beaten" said
Watson. We win a victory for we viii
be beaten ny a practically English boat
built in America" There IS sting enough
IN tho English designers sneer. bat he
needn't crow too much. His boat. in
beam and shall0wness of hull. "a prac-
tically OF American tyre. As a matter
OF fact. both boats. the Defender and
NaMVyrie III. will be found 10 be com
promises. The English vessel has Amcri-
can beam and light depth OF hull while
the Defender has English overhang. fore
and aft and English depth OF keel and
raking stern post. Both vessels are prac-
ticallv fin keel boats and every one Who
knows anything worth knowing about
naval matters. knows that fin Keel IS
nothing more nor less than fixed cen
ter board ]. =. MCCORMICK.