The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-29

One hundred and nifty detected looking
sports dropped YEARLY into the ctSy yes
terGay morning and silently took sneak
70 their respective homes. They had been
chased from pillar 70 post for nine hours
By deputy sherirs all on account of a
cooking main between Seattle and Tacoma
birds.
The deputy sherirs won the day. but
IL they don't look out the sports will play
a trump card on them some night this
week. and there Will ne weeping and wall
ing at the sherirs Office.
According 20 the story IN circulation
yesterday. the main was arranged about
two weeks ago. There were 70 be ten bat
ties. each side putting up so cash. In ad-
dirion 70 this the side bets would have run
from SIS 10 $50, perhaps tr1fie more, as
there is considerable rivalry between the
Seattle and Tacoma sports over the su-
perior1ty Of their birds. IL is said that
man named AveriIl was the head man
from Tacoma, and that Billy Belond
was the big mogul at the Seattle end. IL IS
well-knOwn that Belond wen about SLIGO
on F4tzsimmons- One OF his bets was made
with Ed Dolan, the popular Irish come<ii-
quents the Orpheum how he got the
gan" and expects 10 gel ii again II fttz
and Corbett fight again
The Tacoma birds were brought over to
Seattle Saturday afternoon and were
quietly taken TO West Seattle The Seat
tie birds were taken 10 the chosen spo<
the same afternoon. Before O'Clock the
weighing in was finished and the pit was
put In shape for the great event. The
sports from the City OF Destiny were In
town before o'clock in the evening and
strolled down to the water front A con-
siderable crowd was on hand for the 7.30
O'Clock ferry, but just the bell rang
'all aboard" the word was passed TO keep
away.
In about ten seconds every one knew
that there was danger in the air The
official report was soon given out. and
according 10 what IL said a prominent city
official had tipped the main off TO Sheriff
Meyer. who had sent word that IL could
not take place. II was then decided that
there were other places in the county.
and as all parties were anxious TO have
the matter settled. one OF these was
picked. Ii is located several miles south
OF the city. and within easy reach OF the
Grant street electric line.
A special steamer was chartered to 20
TO West Seattle after the birds. which
were landed at one of the wharves near
the tide fats. An express wagon was in
waiting and the feathered prizes were
hustled over TO the electric line. and then
put aboard a freight car. which took them
out of the city. The sports commenced to
feel clipper when they learned what was
in the wind, and made tracks for the
battle ground. arriving about midnight.
Just as excitement was running high
over the commencement OF the first fight
Deputy Sheriff Lane made his appear
snce In the pit. The sports were dis
gusted and wondered who had given the
snap away Lane camped in the pit and
the result or the matter was that the
main had 70 be given up. Those present
from Tacoma made sarcastic remarks
about Seattle people being compelled 10
60 TO bed at ] O'Clock, and the Seattle
sports took their medicine without word.
Suddenly IL dawned on the crowd that
IL was a long walk back TO the city. They
did not want to stay out all night. how
ever, so an arrangement was made with
the Grant street car line whereby two
special cars were put at their service.
The trip back was marked by a moodi-
ness that found expression in epithets
against Deputy Sheriff Lane.