The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-26

.s.. ear sixty rsn crowded about the
re s. A. c. gymnasium last night
- .sssA themselves hoarse when a mix
- .he rape1 arena or a clever wlggie
- dangerous hold occurred in TIE
- hors.g and wrestling tournament,
- s~g,n last evening. The contests
~ er~4.inr ard furnished enough ex-
-, r. keep TIE tongues OF the crowd
- fer weeks 70 come The ath-
80 = t.ysh the boxing and wrestling
-. sesrssd trained 20 the hour, con-
- which Il always necessary TO sue
..ssuE tournament
SIS expected, the event % The even
xa. me 90 between Oscar Oliver and
- rurrtngs 81 the ulddlewesght class.
s-s<srelsns had been made that the young
..agxs would mix o. from the time the
- .ounaed in the FIRST round Until one
= ~ other was placed IN the hypnotic
- ,h.t follows connection on the Jaw
s~sr the heart from a glove a. the end
x,<d rignt arm. Is this the pTedic-
-. "a not 20 anliss for Il was q n1lx-up
a .se tine and or several occasions the
- were E,egErnDuiaiing ia the vicinity
= @.aasr street. Especially was this true
= rrrrnlugs In the second round after he
= sssy sent down by a rignt-hsnd coor-
- a. the point Of the jaw He was in
80 condition though, and after a min
- rest gave oliver Z pass 20 the vicinity
= asepy Hollow. 80 well was he doing
Z, werE and 10 Intent was he on guiding
:. antagonist 20 the section mentioned.
-. - failed to heed the gong and KEEP:
- e.s bouabardmrnt. which constituted a
e. under the Queensbury rules and lost
In fhs hsat.
ass rIsff here Is where the greatest ex-
<s.xr,ens OF the evening occurred. Noble
xsulngford. divers second and chief adj
So having worked himself up 10 an ex-
eszb,s ylte7 during the previous rounds.
wnpea into the ring and struck Cum
rsazs a savage blow ia the kidneys as he
vss walking toward his corner. Thls
setion on the part Of Wailinsford. who Is
- clubs acknowledged heavyweight
champion. flled the crowd. and cries OF
asxf hin out and misses were heard
whge the crowd was waiting for the next
reypd Josiah Collins. Jr.. one Of the judges.
ss,x the initiative. and with the consent
., he other Judge Fred ca houn. decided
tae s3 u favor OF Oliver. Cummings took
~ decision good-nat uredly. claiming be
k.s 70. hear the gong in the noise that was
ks.nx manifested This sounds plausible
% people who know Cummings for he 10
Is ercigable fellow. and when In action
.hsnks Of nothing but fighting his oppo-
ssst Throughout the whole affair Oliver
ssae1 IN Esaslemanly manner. and on be-
* tod ina. he had been given the nghs,
xzxed over 10 Cummingsanas shook hands
heartily with his opponent. who returned
& SKI an equal amount OF fervor The
esesd vas greatly divided in It's opinion.
sazs faogghg Cummings should have been
sxGrded the decision. az be had the best
q - argument. while others favored OIL
gw Cor fighting the clesnesf Still others
fssexst Oliver should have been made 10
ssas bark ten feet after knocking Cum
kaxs down. and ne undoubtedly should,
Is nobody thought Of that at the time. IL
rse b. said with all fairness that Cum
nzss vas 10 the better fix. as he has been
ssfklRg hard for several weeks Oliver
- recently returned frcm California, and
hsAsa 5gi four or FIVE days. actual train
r rsinmtngs weighed IN AZ i5s and Oliver
ne
sorliy after o'clock Announcer r. y.
HsKAes stated that the first event wouii
y wrestling bout between Guy Ward.
A G.. snd Trcvve,t. T. A. C.. iss pound
- Both boys appeared in good conds-
taHs and upon being introduced by Referees
sanlAn GOT quickly 70 work. Trevvett
ssosed the Instruction given him by Prof
tsfisiol his movement being fast. For
f5s nlrutes the boys wrestled about the
zat each taking his turn at offensive and
esssaslFe work Ward seemed 10 be the
sfeaFsr Of the two and after five min
s,ss Effort got reverse Nelson on his op-
Feasai and placed him sauarcly on his
tsck This caused great cheering from
TIE Seattle contingent ard long faces
aneag The Tacoma ro0fers. TIE boys
ss'e ssn' To work fer the remaining min
ts Although Trevve;t tried hard TO re-
seem himself Ward easily stood him of
~ VAS awarded the bout
TIE next event was a four-rouni so be-
,wesn the hantsm-weights. Orth Gala
fan and George Law. both s. A. Z. The
t'ys were well trained. but Law was the
ssAFisr By eight pounds. ], was a great
sh-ap AL through Callahan scored
Hsft clean blows than his opponent and
tfsE stronger toward The end OF the tight.
N'hauEh Law caused copious quantities Of
ssfs' 70 Tow from his nose. Callahan
&C better work when he forced the fight
~ snd Tor this reason was given the
ese.s'an
fnsn came a lightweight wrestling
ssiea between Voorhees, and Parsons.
fsh J. A c. These lads are extremely
efFee ant STARVED n work wlihoct a mo
rsatS delay. Parsons showe6 himself
sse s5sFerer Of she tSo and rsiie8 his man
80 n ere minute and fifteen seconds.
secaTsd another fsn IN three minutes.
~Assaie and Carroll. iixntwsights. both
: A. { A. followed. They wrestled for
y minutes, without either securing a
"a Afler ave minutes rest they went
= &easn and I,ef3ate secured fall IN
49, Minute he threw Carroll again
kcst
aasa cane B!Hy Lens. X TIE 3 A. c.
Nerasn, one % Prof. Christol's crack
ssA These fats wrestisa a. rs pounds.
seinting for hold. Long brought
,-sa 20 the mat hy neck bold. They
go seoas the mat, Long Anaiy getting
- NeteoH. rot.3ng his opponent over