The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-24
THE BEST YET HELD.
D"sx Bouts and Two uressiinx
Matches Made Up a Most Excellent
Fresramme-Doa aeInnis, seat
Ties Pride, Brek~ Hf. Left Haad
On Burksss Heaa-Mfth One Hand
He Finishes &c Bout.

= TACT which IN ltsest sea Ks volumes for
tho abilities % Professors Green ard
Trsnamzn 20 paH OF athletic entertain
msnts for the pleasure OF club nnerso~rs
Last nights mems smoker was the best
yet given. and viii live in the memories
Of those WHO Eere fortunate enough 20
DC present for many q day. There were
SIX boxing bouts and TIVE wrestling
matches. every one u them esokGnz great
enthusiasm II was the arst appearances
Ia pubiic OF several OF the contestants.
sus In all cases they handled themselves
with credit 90 themselves and 10 taass in
struciors. Hurricane bouts seemed 10 Be
the order OF the evening. tire size % the
gloves making ~ possible for fast work
without fear OF bodily harm. Then the
crowd was gDod-natured one bestowing
LIBERAL praise On each 0. the contestants.
chief Of Police Reed. Capt Sullivan ard
Detective Cudihee we're present not In an
Official capacity, bur as guests Of the club.
These guardians OF the peace looked on
wiea as much compozuFe as counossseurs.
Capt. Sullivan being the only one Of the
trio 10 become excited. and that was when
Art Burke fell 90 the noor with the aid
OF AclnnIs good right. This was onsT
momenfary. though. for Burke was soon
III and full OF fight. Secretary Bean
looked or uncoucernedsy smoking q Mis-
souri, meeFschaGm pipe. Some one sux-
one with 3 uuti.ated left hand, bus this
the secretary denied.
The first event OF the evening was a
four-round. two-minuts 20 between Prof
Green and Fred Carrie The work during
the bout vas fast, the professors ducks
add lunses. which always manage TO
craze MS opponents neck. calling forth
loud applause. Carrie surprised every one
by his clever showing. his eft leads being
especially good. The bout put the crowd
In good humor for the one TO follow, four
round go between Orth Callahan and
George Law. both :. A. c. bantsms
IL was the first public appearance OF
both lads. but IL they were al all
new 'uns they failed to show IT. Gala
han presented a greyhound appearance,
his muscles standing out like whip-cords.
Law was more stocky. but his square
Jaw and cold. gray eye bespoke a dispo-
sition TO mix up IL necessity required.
And II did require a mix-up. for no sooner
had the gong sounded the lads 10 the
scratch than Callahan let go a vicious
left. following IL up with right swing
He missed the FIRST. bat caught his man
with the right. This woke up Law, and
for few seconds they went at each
other like two game cocks. Often they
would ciinch and pummeI each other at
inaghting. but the gloves were big ones
and no damage was done. Callahan did
better when he forced the lighting. his
right and left swings being better timed
under these conditions. However. Law
held his own, and divided honors with his
opponent.
Sandwlched In between this bout and
and the next was eatch-as-eatch-can
wrestling match between Duncan &.
Taverariiy and Guy Ward. Is4-pounders.
Inverarity was handicapped by a bad
shoulder. which was hurt IN the first
half minute OF wrestling. Ward easily
took three falls in six minutes OF actual
wrestling. doing good work both in Sc
curing half-Nelsons and ia flying falls.
Following this came another four-roand
20 between Bert Wright and Louis Curtis
both pupils Of Prof Green. These young
fellows gave good exhibition Of hit and
get away. Wright's reach standing him In
good stead. Curtis Is as strong "a a lion
and willing and with little more expert
ence should make a good man.
When Announcer Hughes stated that
sam Moore. OF the = A. c.. and Dick
Peabody. Of the Ballard Athletic Club.
would De the next pair 70 contest. muir
mur went through the crowd, and a shift
ing 20 ges nearer the ring was noticeable.
After adjusting the gloves and receiving
instructions from Referee Mckee. the
boys We're given the cong by Timekeeper
Parkhurst They had 10 sooner advanc-
ed 10 the senter Of the rlng than Bit"
hang" went Maorc's fists. Tho on
slaught was 80 sudden that Peabody
nearly lost his breath but he recovered in
wonderfully quick time and sailed in. Civ
Ing Moore some % his own medicine.
From that time on 70 the end OF the 90
81 was give and take IN the cleverest way
imaginable. Moore steadied down. and
once IN the first and once in The last
round had Pea body almost on Queer
N4as ha al and la "a rss
the pr0verhial pebble on she beach. and
would come hack fer more. incl
aentally rapplns his opponent
A few hard ones. Pea50dy's
football bangs bothered him considerably.
a stray lock occasionally ohscurtng his
vislon The writer Is of the opinion that
Moore had the best % the argument, his
leads being cleverer and his dveking ara
side stepping more scientific although
Peabody had many admirers who thought
he more than held his Own.
4 eatch-As-ca t-h~can wrestling match
between Mark Means and Ed Garuey. two
popular :. A. {. athletes and promising
pupils q Prof Trenaman, resulted IN a
victory fer Gaffnsy who secured two
falls in SIX minutes Of wrestling, ere by
A flying fan end arm ho,i and TIE ether
bv = half sspAson. Both sd good work and
showed great Improvement
A four-round 80 between Ray Peabody
and Jack Stanley. tao lively lads pleased
the crowd greatly. Soth boys are quite
clever.
The SMOKER vas brought 20 a close BY
rafting wind-up between Dan Ncfnnis.
The pride or fhe ; a e. and Art Burke.
81 Tacoma These two men met az "a ehiw
boxing stag when Jack Green hested Nc
AuHge and put Up . great -. Mcinnis be-
lnx conceded 20 have the best % a. which
B,srSe denied - last uight fhers was
hi3of en- the Noon when they shook hands.
Rurke added away with his fancy ducks.
safe stens. etc, bot Mcinnis woud not
rattle. and bored in. landing ssyerai hard
fefts HcnoFs were ever ta the
arst round On the second. after a couple
Of uslxings NcInnis caught Burke On ths
head with hfs 3ast breaking that hard.
tFe Gia ret csanptaiu A. tire tine 60 anyone.
hat kept on grS,ttly. For the remaining
tno roauis - used naly hks right hand.
btt wita thfs Re beat q tattoo OF Earkes
rfhS over prs haart THAI made The Tacoma
Boy aacs8edx uuaappy In fact hs had
Uarke 81 tae vietnity - Queer street sav-
eraI unes BurEe Gained ne WAS mos II
condition Tefs may have been. hat had
10 seen tn ths finest possible trim tsosa
swats oves the hsArt would hsys mate
him aasH. The sectdent 70 Metunis' hand
NJ incsuscifnte him from taking part r.
uexs naanth-s tournament THIS Is hard
lack Cor Prof Ufreen- wae felt certain taat
On NcIrnis ~ had ~,eA8 pipe cinea~ On
10 FeatharWrcigns caamrAoushiV ~.
<naunofa WHO attended ire IN furea hoxsr
statea shat ne wiG not - abe % ass rs