The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-26
MANY ENTRIES FOR THE ASSAULT
An Athletic Treat Offered-Iadies'
Musical Club TO Attend

The committee in charge Of the arrange
ments for the grand assault at arms 70 be
given by the Seattle Athletic Association
on November Is finds entries so numerous
and 10 include so many fine amateurs and
professionals that it has cut out some Of
the events. The programme consists
largely OF the following events;
Tug-of-war for firemen. prize Post-In-
tellisencer $50 championship cup.
Boxing by amateurs and professionals.
fencing, wrestling. and basket ball be-
tween the ;. A &. and the Y. NJ. G. A.
The firemen of Portland. Tacoma, Seat
tie, Victoria, Vancouver, Port Townsend.
Everett. Astoria and Olympia are work
ing and training hard with their coachers
for the grand firemen's tus-of-war con-
test. and they all have their eve on the
trophy presented by the Post-Intelligen-
Ger. The trophy is a beautiful cup. cost
ing In the neighborhood of $3.50. 1t becomes
the property of the winning team and
never has 10 be contested for again.
Capt. Cleve p. Wooley. a retired En-
glish army officer living at Victoria, and
one of the best swordsmen of the British
army, has been invited by the :, A. c. 10
cross swords with Capt. Jennings. fenc-
ing instructor OF the club. This event will
be novel as we'll as exciting.
IL was the intention of Prof. Green, in
structor OF boxing OF the s. a. c.. to have
a
TO make the programme more interesting
this part of the entertainment will consist
of a four-round bout with very clever
professional now in town. This viii be
purely scientific and friendly go.
In the amateur middleweight boxing
contest, Mr.. Cummings Will so up against
Mr.. Fox or Mr.. Zimple. These three gen
tlemen are considered the very best ANA
teur boxers in the state and can make a
good showing against any professionals in
their class.
The S. 4. C. basket ball team viii find
itself very lucky if 1t is able to score
against the clever work of the Y. NJ. c. a.
The latter team has been working and
practicing hard for some weeks, and its
outdoor work has been of great advantage
TO il.
The wrestling will be one of the strongest
features and one of the best contests ever
witnessed in this country. Matsada
Inawye, the celebrated Japanese wrestler.
will meet Yomonoka kisokula. a fellow
countryman. The former is blood rela-
ton of Matsada, the celebrated strong
man OF Japan, who died in this country a
few years ago. The latter was in the
Japanese navy and helped 10 handle one
of the large guns in the celebrated battle
OF Yalu. This contest has already created
a great deal of interest, as well as curios-
ity. as IT is purely a battle of science
against strength.
The Ladies' Musical Club has changed
the date of It's entertainment 10 November
L.. IL and H. so as not 10 conflict with
the grand assault, which viii be held No
vember Is at the Armory hall. The club
has also decided 10 attend the assault I'm
a body and wear the blue and white In
honor of the S. A. G.
The grand assault will be given under
the auspices of the navy Of the $. 4. c.,
and the proceeds will be used in procuring
a four-oared racing shell and two four
cared practice boats. The club could have
raised this money by subscription. but
thought il a more advisable plan to give
this grand entertainment and give the
people something for their money. The
MANAGEMENT has already been approached
I'm regard TO securing reserved seats for
the entertainment. Without a question
Armory hall on November Is Will be
crowded 10 its utmost