The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-11

-. scleats1c boxing. entirely free
= failures that could shock the most
- -. aharaoterized ths first annual
- a the Seattle Athletic Club a. the
s's<s,e sheztsr last night.
- ..nxramuse went of without one
--s~sf,Ie feature, and there Is not the
..zss.r doubt that the big crowd In at
1sssee Including the three women who
-. - hand, enjoyed itself immensely.
-. wzs NOT that Wild. beast-Iske roar
y, rnarscterizes the crowd At q prize
a. sas instead a hearty cheer at tbs
q. a every round. with possibly one or
= sxafptions. and hand" when an
s-s.aaly clever piece OF work was done.
- 49, club announced would be the case
= arg the entertainment was not
80 bv a Knockout or even a knock
- Not an ugly piece Of work was
-. nv any contestant. and there wss
- sssu an approach TO uglIEees Ia any
y se bouts.
- o4lelals selected by the club showed
as~~ives to be efficient Announcer T.
! aa~hss spoke la a well modified tone
e, eouid be heard IA any part Of the
- What he said was brief. bat 90
e sxxat. On one occasion he said that
: "a not speecnmaker. but on behalf
81 a. contestants he would AJAX the peo>
Z. d the tnsaxer to refrain from smok-
4. The rood-natured crowd readily
~s.,sd his wish. Referee Mckee and
snekeepsr Parkhurst proved themselves
s.rsaxsly conveYsant with the duties OF
- positions.
\ any criticism could be made IL was
"a. the programme vas a frifie too long.
Eas eiock registering several minutes
~ eleven before the principal event
- oIacs. Otherwise than the contest
|k,yesn Jack McAulisfe. the champion
ahtrs.xbs pugllisl of the world. and
80 lack Green, OF the Seattle Athletic
M special nleHtlon should be MADE OF
~ ssaoslng bouts: Jack Moore. g. A. c..
"a Tommy Buiiene. i. a. c.. In which
|Ypsfs completely oatpointed his opponent,
~ Murray, 8. A. c.. vs.. Billy Riley.
II Burke. Tacoma, va. Dan Mcinnls, =.
d G. lightweight champion OF the r. y.
"a: yafk OGara. OF Tacoma. Va. Jack
|ExebslI. 3. A. G.
~ bout between McAuiffe and Green
3 one OF the hottest ever seen in this
|eJ, and there Ia no doubt that Jack Green
~ maintained his reputation. well es-
|zsssAed in Boston. of being one OF the
|srsrsst men of his weight that ever
legged within the ropes. The fact OF the
[ntsg IL, Jack Green clearly outpoinfed
As aaous antagonist. Green was on the
usslse all The time and landed at least
NJ 70 McAuiifre's once. In the mix ups
|ssa was fully the equal OF McAui!ffe,
|sz h ring tactics he proved himself just
|sssssr as his foxy opponent.
an early hour last evening = was evs-
i! that something unusual was going 10
H. place. continuous stream of hn-
|rky could be seen making lls way "a
seatils theater. At O'clock there
y Dot seat left I'm the house unsold.
h perhaps few Of the cheapest and
NJ undesirable. The entrance 70 the
esler was crowded. and one had 10
ksx his way along up the corridor 20
y space back OF the parauette. II was
Essfessing TO watch the crowd and listen
Z The varied remarks. II was also inter-
|sng 10 see who was there. Lawyers.
|sNors. merchants. business men. clerks,
1artsng men. iaborers and detectives
ssrs e.bowlng each other. unconscious OF