The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-15

vitality and makes weak people sisong
and well.
Treuaman VIII have quite number Of
ambitious wrestiers The Y. NJ c. a viii
send several wrsstierx 20 take part tn the
tournament; and IL Is expected that the T.
A. c. Will DO the same.
The great prizsaght takes place day after
tomorrow. and In the afternoon AT that.
Apparently Seattle viii not be well repre-
scented. Several men with a desire 20 see
4 punching match talked OF going. but in
fas end gave IL up. Since Seattle has been
'corked'' up, as the sports say. sporting
money has not been as free as In the days
Of ycre when a man from Alaska with
si.eoo could find place TO play Il without
going 70 Tacoma or over 10 Spokane.
There IS no betting. but there Is consider
able talk. CCroett Is the favorite but once
in a while FttZSimm0ns has friend. Pete
Burns believes that Fltzsir1nlons VIII win,
but IL he were going to bet he would want
Odds. Burns reasons we'll in regard 20 the
fight. He says that II Corbett has the en-
durance he viii win. Burns believes that
Corbetts vitality has been badly de-
creased. and that he viii collapse. Burns
says thct II CoTbeft Is really restored 20
his old time health ne can chop Fitzsim-
mons, but Burns don't believe conbett can
The fight win probably hinge on the
point OF endurance. Corhett is much clev-
eret than Fitzsimmons with his hands.
quicker by far or his feet. and better
ring general. If he can stay with the work
he will surely win. There is one thing GER
tain: Fitzsimmons does not know what Il
Is to have an opponent play tick tack on
his face. Corbeit will do that very thing.
and IL he gets Mr.. Fiizsimmons head hack
once II wtlI be of with him. One most
peculiar thing about this fight is that many
people who really believe corbett 10 be the
better man say candidly that they have
presentment that In spite OF sill Fitzslm-
mons viii win. Frank Clancy thinks. how
ever. thar Fitzsimmous has no show for
his big white alley.
The second half OF the s A CT A G.
undergraduate bowling match win take
place at Tacoma next Saturday night
The only complaints made with refer
once 10 the indoor meet last week come
from members of the II. OF w. team. Their
FIRST complaint was on account Of the
han1icapping. The results OF the meet in
the three competing clubs having come so
near each other In points shows that the
handlcapplng brought about the desired
result IN making all the events close. The
L. Of ". boys however. seem 20 feel that
they should be handicapped only on their
records in open competition. and that the
Handicapped cannot so beyond his person.
al knowledge or belief as TO their ability.
This Is an entirely wrong conception OF
a handicappers duty His object should
he 10 make every event close. and to do
So he must go not only 90 the official rec
ords. but 20 his personal acquaintance and
the general report as 30 the ability Of the
several performers even &C. as Is bound
10 be the case ne sometimes brings hard
ship upon individual competitors.
The u. Of w. Is RAPIDLY coming 70 the
front as a very prominent factor in the
Pacific Northwest athletics With a few
more such men as Palmer MoFford, Mo
MRnus and others. ths time Will soon
come when they can send teams against
Berkeley and Stanford and Eastern clubs.
and win athletic honors for this section
Bot these men will not improve unless
hard work Is cut out for them. Paimer's
vault the other night shows the advantage
Of handicspping a scratch man. 50 that
he must beat hts own record 10 win.
There was also some complaint nv the
I. OF ". that their men got the worst -
some decisions BY the officials ITO a man
up 8 tree il seemed that the decisions
OF Referee Calhoun were very fair indeed
and IN many was luck was with the L
az W Starter Wright followed Prof Van
Der Neers iiea of holding the men on the
line. and aS a result the university got
arst and second in the dash while The :
\ e. T a = and Y. NJ g 4 had sew
.ral OF their best men thrown out because
the style Of starting though emineutiy
fair. was new 20 them.
Again. TIE ruling of OF Elder. YMCA.
IN the half~mile was because Of foul
against a L Of W. man Hil The ontv
man the L. OF W had ruled out for a foul
WAS weatheFwax for the foul on whaIiey
IN the relay race. As this foul vas clear
20 everyone IN that section % the hall and
~ II lost the Y. ~ &. \. the lead which
they had maintained throughout tire race.
g was one which ought to have been call
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AZ 70 thA matter ~ points = eau hardly
BE- doubted that ~ Morford and Weather
wax had run the half-nile cat and Pain
- and Moffors had run TIRE quarter In
stead OK staying out for the relay race
they could not have failed 20 win on points.
A. was shown ~ tAe general plea sure
evineed when a university man Aid good
work ~ the meet, TIE people ~ Seattle
an take a pride n IRE good work Praf
Nan Der Naer has done with his string ~
athletes hut they expect them 20 work 20
win. and As was the case 81 Pairuar's vault
of sen feet thev honor the man who goes
n ans overcome$ such strong od8s sast
AaoauNn Ne has The right stuff in atm II
Is a pity Morfnrt dtd NOT run the half
srsle for fNere are uauv VINO seiU believe
hs would have won. sna SAo wouia have
g3or4ea IN hts spunk bad he done so.
Improvement work OF the Lake Union
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