The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-01
SEATTLE ATHLETIC CLUB NEWS.
supt. shnfer Take. Charge-Invita-
ton From Olympic A. G

This morning Will witness the intrOduc-
ton Of Frank Shafer to the actual duties
Of superintendent OF the :. A. c. in place
Of Assistant Secretary Thomas Bowea
who recently resigned. Mr.. Bowes will
devote himself TO mines. He Is interested
IN the Pickwick group Blue jay IN the
Chelan district. and Is also prominent
member OF the Wolverine & Idaho Mining
Company.
The second handicap pool tournament
OF the season viii commence Tuesday ev-
ening. February 9. Entries can be made
with David Ring IN the billiard ball. II i
hoped that Ames VIII return from S.
Louis IN time TO take part His preseucs
always creates interest In the game
Joe" Smith and one or two other Multi
nomah boxers will ~ In Seattle March
. and - 70 take part IN the : \ e.
boxing tournament. Smith IS the amateur
welter~weight champion % the Pacific
Northwest. lie won the title March Il.
1895. by defeating Billy Rick Of Ia
coma. before the $. A. c. Smith was
pitted against oscar Oliver. Of the s A.
g, in the preliminary round. and won out
after a hard contest. The members OF the
: 4. G. regret that Oliver Will not he
back from California 70 enter the coming
tournament.
a mems smoker will be held on the ev-
ening % February e Prof Jack Green
is AZ work preparing the boxing part %
the programmes and Prof Trenaman s.
looking after IRE wrestling features. Prof
Green viii Introduce an innovation. one.
in fact which would in itself an TIRE gym
nasiuuu with lovers 81 me manly ar ThIs
Innovation viii consist o. four-rouud 20
between Dave" Ring and Tom Dut-
ton, who arc local celebrities. and eaca
ulourus win fhe other the AoSs % one leg
Du'ton viii Save az advantage over Rins.
because. watle Ring haS been peacefully
occupied ln caring for Ihe : A e Billiard
room. put-on has been engaged IL many
fierce encounters wlta his notorious bears
p'lttoa always makes q practice 20 let
The bear chew his Nceten leg last sum
raer re came eo the conclusion ne was 2
bicycle rider and q match vas ARA nEef
between hias AMI another onc-exEe1 man
from Whatcou County. DuttoB and his
waeel rrE at cross purposes one afternoon
and Dutt0n Eot the worst % g. For sew
sral weeks he booked IS II 5e rad fallen
or p hixh Brick block
During IRE u1outh ~ March TIRE Olympic
Athletic Cub % san Franclsco VII hold
. series % taurn4u ,erss la all the 8 ffsrers
ataAetics3eus stTueuts- Tss evening % March
l. NH % devoted 10 boxing Tssre v3a
be SIX Different nA,ehes and & - rre de-
sire O. the Olympic Cab saRt tEe :. a <.
send ssfg+stlves. II the trustees =
tas : A T.. car SEQ fhesr Eav clear .a pay
ire expenses ~ Prof Green ara swo or
tAree - h1s pupils 70 san Francisco ard
return tAFre Is 70 question bat tnat Z
souls oe r good idea 80 accept the irvtia-
'ton. =; Is 0st e lhe Q1sstson 90 t5t1k -
tae srsp seirE made e. ary clner wsy tsaa
&c ,he ctuo's xFe9 se. rgot a .t9sta GtirE Cas-
par Whitrey's s8Css aaout purElica.50n &c
amateur athletes Tee question thar nat
orally arises 3s view - re possibility -
TIE cabs accepting che Invitation IS. ws3
would Prot Csresn AXE with oIn. Il 3oes
not require ae}lrsrG4ton to se.4cs Dan
Mef1nls saF tas I-s~peE13 Glass. lie s. caa
feaEseTNeiE1t Champion % tae Faliae
Mere w@sz. and Prot Green has ean..3e9es
that McTna3s eao -s&e care - asmsetf 70
wzru company tsreeH has sevsrasl Eror1-
ss1nx youngsters. hut wtl1aus caStscg re-
secgfans or she os1erSs e appears so an oas-
ssaex as Il .. CA.lz1zz. = ars.2er o.