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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-29
AN ESSAYOt CORBETT
By Robert Fie<simmons, Cham
pion of the World.
PLANS OF THE coNQUERoR
He Will Visit England and Have q
Good Time, Then Return and
Meet Challenges.


Copyright BY Bachelor. Johnson 4 Bach
eiier.}
How won the battle is now an old story
ana won't bother TO repeat IL Every one
knows that By defeating Peter Aaher, to
whom James Jaw Cortett cutsly turned
ever the championship 10 avoid 4 battle
with him. / won that proud title, and
that mean to retain II as long as have
the physical capacity to do so.
II Is more 10 the present purpose that
inform my legion of friends throughout
the country what my future plans are
Well. First, l mean 10 take brief rest,
The public will. / think. agree with me
that am entitled TO IL after training first
four months for that arch fakir and thea
triczl poeear. James lingo Corhett, and
two months more for that really honest
fighter. Peter Maher.
To Corbett's hystericai shrieks for an
immediate fight shall not pay the slight
est attention. He IL the least OF nv
troubles. He is no better or no worse than
a tormenting mosquito, and we all know
how to treat mosquitoes I shall take a
trip 90 England. and enjoy myself all
know how. Ny entire family and my man.
ager VIII go with me After bit of sight
seeing and recuperatton. I shall probably
give some exhibitions in England ! have
received plenty of invitations to do so.
may hght some good man over there: but
that. OF course, is problematical as the
chances are no man over there could get
my strong backing. now that Peter Jack
son has retired from the ring
When ] have properly rested myself and
had thoroughly good time. shall return
to the United States. which is now my
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Goodbye TO the Horse.

The wonderful development OF natural
forces. as applied 10 the uses of man. that
Is going on so rapidly and RELENTLESS sly
about us, causes many changes in the
economy of civilization. In no direction,
Perhaps. is this more manifest than in the
displacement OF the horse. Any careful OBJ
server will note the quiet but great change
that has taken place in the last few years.
in relation 10 the practical Ises OF this
animsl-so long the evcr-necessary servant
OF man. II is clearly apparent that the
day of the horse Ia about at an end. We
hear the owners OF livery stables bitterly
complaining of the great falling of in their
business. This is especially true in the
country. Bicycle parties are the popular
feature everywhere. In Chicago recently
there were 3e.9 wheelmen in parade line;
and In that city alone II is estimated that
there are fully 10000 cycle r,d7rs. The
cycia Will stay: progression is the law. and
events do not move backward. SIN grelt-
or Improvements are in store for the wheel
and a more extended use will follow. The
electric car has forever banished the horse
car even In the smaller towns Of -emote
civilization. Many private teams that we're
formerly kept for family use have been
aispcsed al ny their owners: some through
,irnidstv in consequence of the great can
ger of private driving among the electric
cars and BICYCLES and many because of
tho adva nfages OF the numerous trolley
and cah,e lines. or the preference OF the
Younger members % the family for a
wheel over horse
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We are learning to consider sport less seri-
ously. and probably the cessation of Har-
vard-Yale football relations. more than
anything else. furnished the needed lesson.
We have passed through football season
without a Harvard-YaIe game, and 1--we
apparently in contentment. Previous 10
the experiment many believed that without
the annual game life would be unbearabie.
Much has been accomplished by the fac
ulties of the Eastern universities IN the
last two years, and great has been the re-
vulsion OF popular feeling in the last year
against that spirit OF mere winning that
has given sport a feverish and uncertain
life. More than all the rules has this COM
mon sense of faculties. alumni and under
graduates. too. done to put sport in its
proper place. There Is yet much for the
faculties of the East to accomplish. There
is one all-important evil that must yet be
rooted out. viz, extravagant charges OF si-
mission to games. am firmly convinced
that. more than any other single evil In the
Eastern college sport, the gate receipts
question Is the most pernicious.
The influence OF such large receipts has
been harmful; most extrsvagant atmos-
phere throughout university athletics has
been created, teams have been enabled to
travel and be maintained after the manner
OF professional slad.ators. and sport has
been enveioped with a commercial atmos-
pneTe tndt destroys tHe better instincts
taught by sport for sports sake.
If not so much money came In at
the gate there would not be so much to
spend in training: there would be no pri-
vate cars, no hslf-dozen rubbers. no spe-
cial cooks, nor many of the other Injuries
associated with the present-day college
fitting for athletic contest. When college
boys are prepared for their games In that
manner. and football is n means 10 such
an end. IL ceases TO BE- sport and becomes
business
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-29
THE TENNIS RACKET.
Olympic Club Comes Out Under
a New Name.
READY FOR THE SUMMER SEASON
The Basket Ball Games End at the s.
A. G. With Team A this VIM
ner-Other Sports.

The Olympic Tennis Club. which is
known throughout the Pacific Northwest
as the pioneer organization Of Seattle. and
which has on its list of members several
players OF more than ordinary ability, is
thing OF the past. but in its place appears
another organization TO be known as the
Seattle Tennis Club.
The finai decision to change the name
of the old organization was reached at the
annual meeting last Tuesday evening. and
was the result OF a long and thorough dis
eussion. II was also decided TO join the
national association.
There was an unusually large attendance
at the meeting. ]. d. Lowman presided,
and as ii was the annual gathering. he
called upon Secretary Lancelot Pelly for
report of the last year. Mr. Pelly said the
past season had been very successful He
reminded the club members that they had
doubled their grounds by adding a single
and double court. also changed the club
house to its present position. and added a
gentieinen's dressing room, fitted with
showers. He compared the membership
Of 1894 with that of 1855. showing that the
club had very nearly doubled its member
ship in active and associate members. Re-
ferring TO the ladies' branch. ne said that
under the presidency OF Mrs. Z. a. Strout
and an able committee. II did q great deal
toward making the club popular. During
inc SEASON. tlt~ itiifs tff oiitu a
week, and during all the different tourna-
meuts. Besides all this, they turned into
the treasury n nice little balance. which en-
abIed the club to have a man look after the
courts during the winter months and up to
the present time.
A vote of thanks 20 the retiring directors
and also TO the ladies' branch was unsni-
mously passed.
The club being In such a prosperous con-
fition, besides having the grounds all in
good pc and paid for. IL was decided 10
charge all new members an initiation fee
Of SO. besides the regular dues Of so
year This however. does not refer to the
present associate members. who can come
in n they apply before April Is,
Officers elected for the yeir were: Pres
ident Daniel Keiieher: vice president
George A Hu-i: treasurer. Charles Power;
secretary. Lauceiot PeIly. e. Csrstens. H.
r. Nsserve and J G. Readman acting with
the officers already named make I'd the
board OF managers. Twenty applications
for membership have been filed
The ladies win shortly have their meet
ing. and no doubt there viii be greater
boom in tennis this year than last rs
there are no golf Inks 70 Draw people away.
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Lorsion. March s.-The fact that Tale II
tnis year to compete al Henley has given
TIE boating men who are today eongre-
gated AZ the famous Putney -Mortiake
eoarse 10 witness the contest between OK
fora and Cambridge plenty 20 talk about
The Leanier Club, az whose boa .hous. the
Cambridge crew has been staying. are es-
ps-csaiiy Interested In the coming Of the
american crew. One Of the prominent
members stated TO representative OF the
Associated Press. We had such an IN
fortunate experience with Cornell las,
year that we hope 10 meet the Yale men.
OF whose sportsmaniike dealing we have
Always heard, and try conclusions again.
Al any rate. should Leandsr not happen
10 meet Yale al Henley. we should Ike 10
arrange match with them before their
return"
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ting I'D = great carnival fer years ago.
Corhe,t would not face them for a king
dom
corhest always demanded two years or
more rest between his battles e. with
these disabled men before emoarking In
another contest He now prefends to de-
rnand an immediate fight With me after
training seven r-cn.hs for two fights. one
of which really came OF. thanks to the fact
thar this actor was not a principal 1
will fight and. mark you. whip this fell
low when get good and ready. provided.
always. I can get him in ring with me.
VIII not however. crafty his greed nor
advertise his show by signing articles fer
a match with him now. viii not play a
single dollar into his hands. He does not
deserve it,
Since have been in America I have
net and defeated in quick succession such
men as Billy Mccarthy. Arthur rphsm.
Jack Dempsey. Peter Maher twice. Dan
Creedon. Jim Hall. and bested Joe Choyn-
ski Indeed. in those years / have done
more fighting than Corbett has done in all
his life
I said might fight while in England.
wish TO say. however. that ! viii not ac-
cept Frank r. Slavin's challenge for a bat
tie. as that would be senseiess in view Of
the fact that | twice defeated Jim Hall
who conquered Siavin. Moreover. no club
would. l think. give q suitable purse for
such a contest.
After tour of Europe will come back
TO America. prepared TO meet all honor
able challenges.
ROBERT FITZSIMMoNS.
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SICK for a long time before. Charley MI
c.sell was practically the same and forty
rounds lighter and ave inches shorter than
this tsika,tys fighter 60 Sher h cor
ral,f him As for Peter Jackson. whom
re danced 10 for irEw the certainly dt4
not nghil. NE all know MS condition
Peter bad = srrsine6 snkie AMI could rot
chase Corbet- after few rounds Were
fought Co-hett KEEP; away from him and
a derrick Of ~ horse power coald never
drag him iaso the ring again Nirh jack
son Briefly summed %. the rerort 81 This
h.oaster is that ~ a champion who mas DE-
feasrs~a or drawn With sick men old snsn
ard disabled men He could never be m
rs,lcei &c l-ss; Peter Maher. Frank r, Sis-
win. Joe Goddard OF any stroaE. hHssv.
v,Ssn< man Of The championship class
He Get IKE ths brave man Re Is froia
Peter Msher when he SaE The Irisarusn
whom he had insaitei corning into the IL
tu<iratea News cfse~ in New York Edi-
tor Arthur Lamley vAiniy ensseAvor@d TO
restrain him
My record Is that ~ mar Who hss ron
qserea healthy. stTorg young E-n.
.xire took and defeated Peter Maher.
whom ne tRfce acaxee- I met Joe Chov=-
ski whom he fears 20 tackle I ~ pressed
ray wiIifnzn 80 meet esSher Joe Cod
dara or Frank SlAvin in SeN Orleans
when tie csxmG.c AsA.ettc e.2o sas GEL.
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How to Train to- Habits Of Heading.
Indiana Farmer.

u.va yo, a Roy or giri Ia your family
tha, saes mot care 10 read, II so. try 20
train them In habits OF reading as soon az
t,oxs,h,4. Tell them that stiii tongue
makes a wise head"
Give them something easy to read a'o',d
and have them practice often III u Is oaiy
a first reader Story for the little ones have
them do that as an evenings entertain
uent.
When they have gained good COMMAND
Of expression. 20 that You think 'hes u't-
derstarsd well what they read. get easy
story books and place them In inviting
rows on a shelf where they inspire all TO
look INSIDE their bright covers Then ohsr
them each book 90 keep as fast as they
rea6 and tell you the story In their o"n
language.
Later see that they read shs Farmer or
soma equally good literary paper ana tasn
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fed with the situation. sent A challenge to
Waller. captain of A. and the challenge
was promtiy accepted. The game was set
for Friday afternoon. March 20. and 1t was
agreed that the result should settle the
championship for 1895 and 1895.
The game resulted in tie. two goals be-
ing made by each side. The teams met TO
play OF the tie last Thursday. After a
terrific struggle, in one OF the most hotiy
Contested games ever played at the S. A.
c.. team A won by score OF three TO one.
Team A consisted Of the following Wal
Ter. captain; Preston, Dawson, Russell.
Whaliey and Calhoun. while team Il was
made UP OF McCulloch. captain; Freder-
icks, Noble. Folsom. Schoenie and Bogar-
dus Lewis OF the Y. NJ. G. A., unpired.
The victory was won by superior team
work and the splendid guarding of whal-
ley and Calhoun. McCulloch and Freder-
icks fought like tigers but were unable to
overcome the strong. steady play of their
opponents This game practically ends the
basket ball season at the club.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-29

DIR. Andrea OF Philadelphia. rev yea!s
ago made the discovery thst the ozone IN
the atmosphsre, which 4 the great pur-
ifer. wa, mainly supplied from blooming
flowers. and for this reason blooming
plants were heaiihfui In dwelling ho1ses,
a. wen az attractive. Some interesting
experiments With the cdors Of howen rave
been made In the Old World. and u -
found that many species Of mtcrObes are
easily destroyed 10y various odors. Tue
oder Of cloves has been Known 20 Destroy
these minute creatures IN thtrty-nve min.
utes: cinnamon will xiii some species IN
twelve minutes. thyme in thiry-nSe. IN
forty ave minutes common wtld vernrn"
Is fo-nd effective. while The odor OF SONS
gersnium flowers has destroyed various
forms OF microbes In nifty minutes. Tne
etsense Of cinnamon IL said to destroy the
typhoid fever rnicrohe In twelve minutes:
and rs recorded as the most cnfcfive OF
aii odors ms an antisepiie. II y nov ie-
Iieved that flowers which are found IN
Egyptian mumn,ies we're plared there
more for their antiseptic properties than -
mere ornaments or elements IN seuti-
mental work.
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The carpet moth Is the great enemy -
he fought and defeated. There are ef1ica-
cious remedies two OF which are here
given says Good Housekeeping. One 10 10
steep ous-qnarter OF pound OF cayenne
pepper in ore gallon Of water, then add
ing Two drrris 81 strychnta powder. Strain
and pour TIL; into n shallow vessel. ruch
as a large tinped-iron milk pan. Roll tho
carpet ~ and set each end, alternately.
In this mixture for ten minutes. long
enough TO insure the safnration OF III
edges Tor about an inch DO this after
beating the carpet. The ends should he
likewise treated he sure the carpet 10
dry before tscxinE down, ~ the vet poison
might iniurs the fingers while tacking.
when done with the liquid throw where
Il cannot possihly harm anybody, or notle
ana label for future use, marking II Car
net Moth Poison" This preparation Will
not stain the carpet nor corrodc metals IN
contact with the carpet
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home, and where / am a citizen. / WILL
after such reasonable rest as have men
toned. be ready TO meet any honorable
challenge for the worlds championship. |
do not regard James Jester Corbett as an
honorable challenger. In fact. / know he
is fakir. an arrant pngilistic humbug
who never means to fight anybody unless
that body be a soft mark. sick man. an
old man. or cripple. He wants 10 make
an alleged match with me now solely for
advertising purposes. His show on the
road has met with a cold frost, l under
stand. and this actor (heaven save the
marko is rank failure. Matched with
the worlds champion his show would get
a boom which would materially aid him
financially. In the end he would never
fight me. AS the date of the contest drew
near he would begin to make impossible
conditions just as he did in our late match
l viii give him no boom. nor permit him
10 advertise himself at my expense. He
treated me too shahhily for that. He tried
20 hold me of as he did Peter Jackson.
When / satirically answered one Of his
latest advertising blasts by telling him to
go and get reputation. some people were
inclined 20 criticise me They forget that
this is precisely the way in which he
treated ma. I am no saint to get one
cheek smitten and then turn the other for
= Jolt / return tit for tat. Before agree
ing TO fight me he told me to go and whip
Jim Han. Dan Creedon and then Joe
Choynski and then he would do battle
When hested them all, ne put UP another
stonewaIi In the person OF Steve O'Don-
nell. whom Peter Maher. my latest oppo-
nent. whipped In a punch. oh. yes. This
oratorical pugilist was always great on
buffers.
| now simply give him a dose of his own
medicine when | tell him TO go and whip
ChoynsSi. Naher. Jackson or Slavin be-
fore he talks 20 me.
He talks about his record. Why. this
counterfeit never met a fuli-grown man
or well-conditiored man OF the champion
ship class in his life. Joe Choynski was a
mere hoy when he met him. That ion
hearted pugilist. John L. Sullivan, was a
mere wreck OF his once magnificent self
when Corhett faced him. He had been
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Everything You Want n the
Neckwear Iine.

II isn't every store that can show YOU
such stock OF neckEear as th.A Here
yon viii find an immense assortment 10
choose from. with the prices Just riwht:
Sin fafeta Neck Bands. soc.
Spangled Persian Neck Bands. N.Oh.
White Washable Collars and Guns, 81
Fancy SIX and Lace Fronts 3.
Silk Gaipure Collars. $2.eo.
Handsome Chiffon Collars, 81 to Is.
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We arc just beginning here in the United
States 10 understand what sport means.
Tha, American characteristic OF puising
activity has carried us along In sport. AS
it has in every other branch OF human en-
deavor. to the highest degree OF develop
menf. We have pursued X with a restless.
feverish energy that has refined our skill.
but dimmed our conception Of its rightful
purpose 1t is really only in the last three
or four years that We have begun TO appre-
ciate the wholesome properties Of our
games. We are only just beginning TO real
ize that 10 make sport 50 much of a BUSH
ness IS to take away its sport-giving quail
ties II Is only within the last two years
our university faculties in the East have
attained a certain. grasp on these facts.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-29

The simplest ways OF cooking potatoes
were formerly considered the best and
only ways Of preparing them. but now
when the housewife Is anxious TO vary
the family bill OF fare this hornely vege-
table receives Considerable attention. par
'iouiariy a. tbs time Of year. when pc
ta'oes are not 50 firm aud delicate as
carry IN the season Vans. or sweet TO-
'a'oes as they are more commonly called
may Dc prepared n a variety Of ways
To make q potato tfruhaIe. Pare eight
good potatoes. cover them with DOLL
i3s water. and bet them cook thirty min
Tss Dram the water from them ana
mash them smooth and light Add ,hree
,aoiespoonfuis of butter. two OF finely
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Olympia. March Specialize. r 3.
Gentle, formerly OF this city. but TOW Of
Seattle. was honored by the Olympia
I,,.re. No iSs. r. P. o e. al their recent
election. BY hszng chosen unanimously TO
the highest Office in the gift OF the lodge.
that % exalted ruler The other Offices
were fned as follows; Esteemed leading
knight. NJ 2 Reed esteemed loyal
knight. g l. FTiicnarSf; esteemed lecturing
knight r E. Booth; secretary II u.
Ccwles. treasurer. r NJ. Convey. tyler s.
Kaufman: trustees. N A Root. Gus Ear~
rs and y. :. Porter.
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Yesterday was the day for frst games
in the pubic school baseball league. II
was far from an ideal day. and tho play
ers must have shvered when a swift daisy
cutter came scooiing toward them. The
only game reported was that between the
Minor and Denny teams the former win
ming BY score OF q to 10 Batteries were
as follows: Minor. Leigthey and Wfneholt:
Denny, Parks and Brown.
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wheel Of Fortune Wins Burn. p.na,c,n

w neef OF Fortune Wins Burns Haudicsp
San Francisco. March zs-There was a
regular derby crowd in attendance today
az the Bay District track. to witness the
classic event OF the winter season. the
Burns handicap. with IT'S f7.sS Of added
money The weather was perfect and the
track somewhat heavy. II was fore
gone conclusion that the stake would be
won by California horse for outside OF
Pat Dunne's colt Pepper. the East was
practically without worthy representa-
tive. Although these predictions were YER
ihed. the race resulted in an overthrow
the winner turning UP In % to shot
Burns d Warehouses; Lovdai with Grif-
nm up, opened the favorfte at 10 j. with
crescendo, Tod Sloan up. second choice. at
"a TO l. Owing TO a tremendous plunge
on tho latter horse. Loydal receaed in the
betting. crescendo being the virtual fsv-
orite at post time. The Australian machine
sent the Held away In perfect alignment.
The starters were; Pepper. Lovcal Ser
vice, fhornhili. Wheel Of Fortune. imp.
Miss Brummel. Crssc-ado. Silver State.
Einctor and InstalIator. Service and imp.
Miss Brummai alter1ated ia the lead for
the first part OF he journey. with Cres-
cendo and Lovdal in close attendance. and
running easily. This order Was maintained
WIKI but slight variation until the head of
the stretch. when CresceaJo assumed the
lead. closely followed by Lovdal A fur
long from home Griffin on the latter took
10 the whip. and cries OF ''Crescendo wing
rose above the din. But while Griffin and
Sloan were watching one another. Wheel
OF Fortune. with Shaw riding like a demon,
came from nowhere with a wonderful
burst Of speed. and before IL could be
realized this horse flashed by the wire.
winning by a short head from Loydal. who
just managed 10 beat crescendo for the
place by n head. The race was run in
goa, which Is remarkably fast time for
the heavy condition of the track. The
winner Is a 4-year-oid by Gano-Jennie B..
AMI Is owned by Joe Harvey. He has
won some good races here. and was consid-
cred one of the best long distance horses
In the country. He was well played at Is
and ~ TO /. Jockey Shaw was presented
with $i.0oo by Harvey for his admirable
ride on the winner.
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The Prettiest Shirt Waists
Are Here.

As they always are. We start the sea-
son early. that you may all have a
chancs at the choices, OF the lot Last
season We could not get them fast
enough, and they are even prettier than
those you admired so much then Glance
over the prices:
Fancy Print Waists. Acc, SEC and soc.
Striped and Checked Percales. sl.e.
G.25.
Beautiful Silk Waists at IS. %. 600.
$3.50.