The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-05

- EEeILlEi& - CS-o ErflF,E q S33 ~ the Seat-
tie Ath,et!c Club. ard in the future II viii
not b &sf3cuIt matter % fad good ma
terisl 20 Il ogr the athletic programmes.
Over - the northwest corner Of the syn
naEtSI there = q large square mat Juss
the thing Tor wrestling. and now il does
not set much rest n the afternoon.
Prot Trenamaa started IN with TWO o.
three o. the club members. showing them
different holds in catch-as-catch--sn
wrestling. ard Inside o. a week they were
in love with the exercise. New ne has
all be can do ID divide ais time among
the aspirants for points on locks. some
times there viii be . crowd standing
around, watching the g1zaeuvers and
imagining how easy * Is 20 do the right
thing with a "ha3 Nelson. double Me-
SON hammer" body hold" and
bridge" Actual experience on the mat
soon Ccnvinces "a ''greeny" thar there is
3 great deal 10 be learned about this popu-
lar sport Prof Trenaman already has
some promising men az work. and the
beauty q 1t is thar every one - eager for
the time when he can get an opportunity
for a friendly tussIe. The hottest work
Is done by Ed GAffney, the professional
bicycle rider. and Noble Wallngford. OF
course " sllingfosd is larger and heavier
than Gafney. but they 80 az II as Il there
was blood IN sight They pull each
others heads and legs. and pun and
g-unt and sweat. while Prof. TTenaman
looks on and offers 4 suggestion now and
then. You get down on the mat and let
me try 20 throw you for change" says
G2ffney
IN get down when you put me there"
replies Wallingford.
''AI right" replies Carney. and then
they pitch in. Great. big beads OF sweat
pour of their faces, but they keep up the
struggle until one or the other feels his
shoulders touch the mat
In view OF the increased interest in
wrestling the managers OF the club have
decided to turn the northwest corner OF
the gymnasium into a regular wrestling
room In the future the crowd viii not
enjoy the privilege OF watching the Won
derful evOiuuons OF legs. arms and bodies
In the ever-exciting struggle for fall.
Prof. Jack Green had a new pupil re-
Gently who took readily 10 the art % box
ing. but who imagined thai he was ad-
vancing much faster than he really vas.
After the regular routine work one after
noon, Prof. Green said; We'll. there ia
a little time left. so we viii have little
bout. Don't be afraid go right In and do
your best" The pupil thought that he
had a great right and labored under the
delusion that the time had come 10 give
his instructor a few points. He squared
up for the bout and. after playfu.ly at
tempting 70 tickle the professors short
ribs, reached out for his chin. Green saw
what was up and cleverly got out Of the
way. Again the young man went in ID
do the professot" and to his surprise
found himself hugging the floor. This
young mans experience Is that which
usually falls 10 the lot of young men who
know more than their instructors.
In connection with the coming fight be-
tween Corbett and FitZsimmons. the talk
all over the country has been 70 the ef-
feet that for certain reasons Corbett has
gone back" His best friends In San
Francisco were forced TO admit that when
he went against Sharkey he did not have
his old-time steam" behind his blows. II
might be well 20 remember at the same
time that Fitzsimmons may also be going
back" himself For some reason o. other.
hard 10 tell why. little attention was paid
TO the remark OF Jack McAuif1e, champion
lightweight OF the world. when In Seattle.
20 the effect that he thought FitZsimmons
was slower and hit with less force when
he went against Sharkey than at the time
he whipped the famous Jack Dempsey.
An,applicatlon blank. TO be used BY men,
bers Of the A a T.. under the new regis
tratlon rules. has been received by the
Past-Tntelligenoer from Secretary SulH-
van. OF New York city. It is headed:
Application for registration IN the ANA
teur Athletic Union OF the United States.
II is addressed 20 the registration commit
tee. and calls attention 20 the fact that
81 is inclosed. as per rule "" The
athlete then swears that he is an amateur.
tells all about where he lives and the club
TO which he belongs. Space is left FOR in
dorsernent OF the application. on the back
Of the application is the full text OF the
new rule