The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-16

For the past two years the Canadian Of
fscials have allowed all cycle tourists that
had L. A. w. cards to enter Canada With
out the payment OF duty on their wheels.
In order that the officials might be pro-
tected against interruptions wheelmen
the L. A w. put up bond which was
TO Be forfeited In case any tourist neglect
ed to return to the United States With his
wheel II was made part OF the agree
ment that when q wheelman from this
country came back into the United States
he would notify the customs officers. In
many cases this has not been done ana
y would not surprise the officials OF ths
L. A. W. II the special privileges hereto
fore granted were Cancelled any day.
The new customs regulations Of <be
United States are practically prohibltive
against Canadian wheelmen touring in this
country. A Canadian wheel cannot be In
the United States longer than three DAYS
without duty, and unless the owner Of the
wheel II known to the customs officials.
or they are satisfied he win return within
the prescribed time. he IL compelled to
pay an ad valorem duty Of % per cent.
on the invoice price Of his wheel The
law does not mako any provision for the
return OF the duty, even II the tourist
proves conciusively that the wheel has
been returned. The members Of the L.
A. w. have been treated with great Nber-
and 1t would Seem az II the United States
customs officials ought to return the cour-
fesy TO the Canadians. Reciprocity In this
case Is not on the American side OF the
line.
When the news was flashed over the
wire from Philadelphia, May Is, that old
Joe Goddard had knocked out Peter Ma
her In one minute and fifty-one seconds
the sporting world received a sudden
shock. Goddard did not DO anything that
viii cause people to look upon him az a
formidabae candidate for the words
championship yet he gave the chess
board an awful shaking up. and advanced
Jim Jeffries several degrees toward the
place F1t1simmons now holds and which
jim Corbett says he u anxious to wrest
from him. admire Corbett al = sparrer,
but look upon him a. . back number
among hghterA His vigor has gone. He
shows uD well on dress parade. ana Il
ends there. With Ccrbett ana Maher out
OF the way. the only men that can be con-
sidered among the frSt-claas aspirants for
championship honors are Jeffries, Mccoy
and 0harkey. II Goddard had not con-
qusred Maher F1txsimmons would have
been justified In demanding that Jeffries
and Mccoy meet Maher before calling on
him. There - no longer denying the fact
that Peter Maher has Joined the army Of
SOW aghters. His habits have removed
him from championship possibilities. It
h the old. old story: John Barieycorn
win disable the best man that ever went
against him. From this time on there will
be much speculation as to the re.ative
merits Of Mccoy ana Jeffries. They are
after the championship and sooner or
later Ftxsimmons must give 1t up volun-
tarily or suffer the fate OF other cham
pionA
have received the following signed chal-
lenge from Don Ross. acting manager for
George Green. the well known San Fran
cisco pugilist:
George F. Green. of San Francisco, is
willing to meet any weller or middleweight
from $2,000 20 $4,000 a side. He will make
a match 70 come or In May or June. as he
has London engagement for July, and
Therefore g ore saanot NEE. anyone later than
Green will leave Seattle for New York
city tomorrow, where he hopes to have
this challenge accepted. Green has made
many friends In this city by his gentle
manly conduct.
The professional baseball season VIII be
formally opened in this city next wednes-
day afternoon. when Seattle and Tacoma
renew hostflitses after two years Of peace.
The game II attracting considerable atten-
ton. not only because there are many old
time baseball cranks In Seattle. but be-
cause curiosity IL becoming rife as to the
personnel and ability OF the players OF the
two rival teams. Manager Dugdale and
his business associate. NJ. ]. Doyle have
not made any extravagant promises to the
people OF Seattle. They have sixteen men
on the eligible list at present, and expect
two more first class men from the East
in a few days.
From the present outlook there will not
he any Sunday games in Seattle The
terms OF the contract by which the Y.
NJ. c. A. turned over Its park to Doyle ard
Dusdaie prohibit Sunday playing there II
was intended to play the Sunday games
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