The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-12

wight, hu. welterweight. and he has
gsity good nerve to class himself In the
h.mer division. But that Is Character
Ste Of his nation. 1t claims everything
3 sight and out Of sight. from lien on
he earth to a mortgage on Mars.
But to return 10 business: l am willing
10 meet Lavigne. within reasonable per-
bi for $4,000 a side and the s5.cfo purse
offered by the Eureka Athletic Club. of
Long Island. I ask for a reasonable time.
because. as ali the sporting world knows.
have broken right arm, which is now
rapidly mcnding 7 called upon Thomas \.
Edison. at his New Jersey laboratory the
other day. and had the broken bone photo
Sraphed by the Roentgen method. Tho Y
rays clearly revealed the condition OF the
fracture. 1t IL such that the Wizard and
the doctors In attendance said that the
arm would not have 20 he rebroken and
feset. as some physicians. without the aid
Of the \ rays. insisted would be necessary
before ! could fight again These gentle
men Informed me that three months OF
honest training and good treatment would
make the injured arm as strong and SER
vieeahie IA ever. That Is all the time ask
Of Kid Lavigne. By that time shall he
tn the best possible fettle. and III 20 make
the light of my life.
Ry the way. LEI me correct an impression
that has gone abroad tina; I am back
lumber" and have become aged" II was
only a month awo that ! saw this IN an
Ehslish newspaper: THE las, OF the Jacks
the Gree inViHcihie trio 81 American puEil-
tts, Sullivan. Dempsey and McAuilffc. has
gore the way ~ his predecessors. Swift
hv'ug has told the tale. He is Fat. fair
and tcr'v. and no longer able 20 hold the
lightweight championship. which ne means
10 relinauish and retire undefeated thus
escaping the fate ~ sullivan and Demp-
sey
This is about as near as any English
Journal gets 20 the truth. The fact Is that
! am Just 50 years Of axe. and although a
hit IN flesh. "a strong. rugged qni clever
as ever have never heen si,,. as John
l. SULLIVAN ard JACK Dempsey were Sui
IVAN was at deaths door n few years be-
Tore he rcf Corhctt lie had "a rorap't-a-
uon - diseases and never VAS tho same
ma Afterwards Jack Dempsey vas ser
'orsiY sick half a dozen times before he
me- Ft,-s3mmons Who was tNicN TOO pir
are tho strong man Cor hln. ANYHOW. II
vas Ike leading A lamb 20 the sisu ~ Ter.
y VAS no. age that whlpocd Sullivan and
benpsey- they were only 81 ara = Years
OH respectively, when they ne. usis:"---
ee' he causes I have e9HmerR'cs See
CNNarn WIS over a. WIN he vas cNa,'s-
pior ~ America. aai Iec Mace IS when
he htl7 thc similar tltle N EnE'arA. In
f'H4 'ffH~ tftFN fNfN tatN t'''t-l tIi'tl~
rens long after they had passed middle
HE
So ngcA far age Nov. cas / Whip III
Npae. AMI what VIII he my plan s.; action
10 se, hesitate to answer both queries
fra xiv anA without any dealrc So Dc
eoast.ui First I sincerely believe ;hat
san defeat him base aly heiief hpon
~ Fat mat optrolntef and made SIX
rNhna draN w-tN him VITA an injured arm
an shsn was rot IN proper condition
Wen ir vertcct form vita hola arms
so1Hd ana s,vane ascs ii no, seem ration
al THAI / should VIM Good judges say
ttai ! am quicker aHd clevsrer ;lsaa the
ta';i7 Ciant~ e. Sae3nas. ana sniak
an every whl: as strong asA as hard =
h',isr Hence INV coDfitence.
- tef urssrrAle Nid i.sytrre HIT
y" is A. r0ng a. 4 ilttis huli. aud ne has
voc Aeat' - a lto-. Far Is 10 rart ~ hts
composition ne Is fairly clever too. ard
Ns rursrt a. r,aek Tie Demonstrated
taaf Nifh Iae " sicett We took a ham
nv * SNl-h few men living cc4iA stard.
40 49, out V; I ~ 70; th.uk ~ IL a
s.'a caFre, thr great EuEiish liea essht
saos foezAt 81 draw ten wears ASo. I
~ osas n4us shc hsst American Hiatt
ssat tssi / hsVc ne,
nj, WI ughi fAVlgue A. ! .oaEa, Carney,
marry Gilmore and other great Klaa-stors>