The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-14
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JaWes Green B~.ss oliver In Some
Very ytxoreu. Fighting


Special Dispatch % the Post-Tn;eisszercer
EVERETT. Sept. 12-T1e principal
toplcsof interest yesterday n TIE sport
INK element was tie prtzsfight between
James Green Whose trs4e name Is Joseph
Cummfngsi and Oscar Oliver. really
named I5atz. az Dave Biaksfs saloon. on
the river side. Before 9 O'Clock several
hundred had gathered 70 witness TIE con-
test A wrestling match between I'd
1safsney and Billy Long. both members
% the SEATTLE Athletic Club, had been
announced bsIf neither OF The parties pat
~ an appearance. IL was evident By
midnight thai t. WIS not tSse intention 70
bring he principal contestants together
until toward morning ard the crowd be-
gar 20 thin Out.
A. twenty minutes before 2 o'clock
Oliver entered the ring. which Rad been
made RI the vacant store building adj
joining the saloon. ard was followed two
minutes later by Green. Both men have
been training for some weeks. Green In
fhls cftg and Oliver 81 Seattle The lat
ter locked ia che best condition Both
nsen are members 81 the Seattle Athletic
Club ard have met n the ring on for
ruer occasion. huf with an unsatisfactory
result The fight having been given 70
Oliver on ar accidental foul
Charles Bechtcr looked after Green
Rllasf 1FHAF AlttNlttHr y n taA 'ftAHHa A@A-
uer. Tom Carl WAS chosen referee, and
at exactly O'Clock shey were ordered 70
snake hands Tor fhe first round There
was some taIk shat = would be . fake -
bat the FIRST half minute diSsipated all
such ideas. The fight was fast from the
beginning The referee announced that
the nght was % BE- six rounds. but In the
excitement the timsksepers missed one
round and the men wsre together for the
seventh round.
FIRST r0und-Green leads light for OIL
ver's face. Oliver ducks and swings
heavily or Green's neck. Oliver follows
81 Up. Green ducks and runs away. Close
work Oliver jabs shOrt-arm punch on
Green's stomach. Green ducks and runs
fway. divers round.
Second round-Oilver rushes Green IS
the quicker on his feet ducks and gets
away. Both men fighting fast and furi-
Gus. Oliver lands heavily or left jaw: 10
save punishment Green ducks and runs
away. Green staggers oliver with right
hand swing on nose drawing first blood.
Green side-teps and swings on face.
Round in Green's favor.
Third round Both men winded with the
pace set In second round. No hard work
IN this round.
Fourth rouud-Green leads Oliver
erosRcuts on Jaw. Green lands straight
on DIVERS Jaw. Dttyer ruSneSs Green
ducks ard gets away. Green lands on
head. slde-steps and swings on back Of
neck.
Fifth ronnd-opens with both men
strong. Oliver leads. following Green
across the ring, rushes. and clinch fol-
lows. Oliver gets in an ugly blow cut
ting Green's lip I'm the breakaway. Green
rushes. staggers Oliver with left hand on
eye. swings on jaw and follows with
straight right-hander on mouth. knock
Tag Oliver onto the ropes. Oliver leads.
Green stops blow with right hand and
punches Oliver with left in stomach.
Green strikes right and left IN face. OIL
yer seems tired but forces the fighting.
making several punches which fall short.
Green lands right and left on neck; hits
oliver in jaw. knocking him against the
wall
Seventh round-OlIver makes good
counters. Green. the fresher, duckIng
eleverly and getting away at will. Green
leads. Oliver ducks and swings ON
Green's jaw. Green ducks and lands
heavily over heart. catches Oliver on
jaw oliver rushes. but gets the worst
OF the short-arm work. Green upper
cuts Oliver on chin.
The referee decided I'm favor of Green.
with the approval of the audience.