The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-23

| from right on the face. I, was give ard
take IN the fifth. ard sixth. Case being on
tbs aggressive ali the time
Doobs staggered Case with ief. on The
heck sn the seventh and when the gong
sounded Case appeared groggy. DotyEas
knocked Case down IN the eighth after
hard fighting with a left upper cut and
Case began 10 snow signs OF punishment
The ninth was even Case knocked Dobbs
down IN the tenth with one on the chin
After vigorous and even fghtfng !n the
eleventh Case came up nervous, In the
twelfth and although ne landed several
good punches Dobbs had the better OF the
argument. Cases lip was badly swollen
and one eye was nearly Closed.
Although Case was al Dobts strong in
the thirteenth and fourteenth he was
showing fatigue. In the fifteenth he made
desperate rally and knocked Dobhs down
with a right on the chin Dobbs was up
quick and they were at Il. Both looked
tired. Case came up for the sixteenth
booking as II a iab would end him. Both
eyes were closing. The negro was IN much
better condition. CASES blows lacked
steam. Dobbs put Cases head back. Case
landed repeatedly. but got IT back every
time. They mixed UP from the start In
the seventeenth. Dobbs reached Cases
jaw with a left Case landed a hard right
Case went down from hard left on the
body From this on to the end OF the
hgnt Case fought with the nerve of desper-
afion, but his eyes were almost Closed and
Dobhs was In better physical condition.
The Las. round has already been described.
"efers OF Georgetown, Rush Of Prince
ton. Tewksbury OF PENNSYLVANIA and Mays
bury or Wisconsin will meet IN the inter-
collegiate championship athletic games at
New York next Friday and Saturday.
The four greatest amateur sprinsers in
America pitted against each other ought
10 produce a 1Oo-yard race such as has
never been seen before. Among the most
notable performances in college athletic
circles this season are the following: At
Wisconsin John II. Maybury. 80 yards.
IS Is: at Syracuse Meyer Prinstein, run
ming broad jump. % feet 2ts inches; Powell
OF Cornell, running high jump, feet rs
inches; at Yale. X. @. Ciapp, pole vault,
II feet 6 inches
William p. Curtis. OF the Spirit of the
Times. commenting on the Tewkesbury-
Wefers l2o-yard race. says: 1.-THE Penn
sylyanian easily outran Wefers, who was
palpably out of condition and exhibited
little OF his old-time style and speed The
time III a., just equaling the worlds best
amateur record. was due partly to the
fresh breze behind the runners Tewkes-
bury has grown somewhat stronger since
last season, and still retains his nagnlfi-
lEtET-
| collegiate championship meeting in good
condition some of the prophets may find
him npsetting their forecasts. wefers IL
now paying the penalty OF greatness He
is the holder of worlds records and Of
Canadian. intercollegiate and international
championships Consequently the public
expect that he will beat all his or,ponenfs
and make new record every time he runs
and when he is beaten by the record table
| or feet-footed opponent they cannot I'M
derstand it,
The High School whatcom baseball
| game will be played next Saturday after
noon. commencing at 3 o'clock, at the Y.
| NJ. G. 4. park.
The opening Of the outdoor bicycle rae
| ing season in the East was something of a
| surprise for the talent" They have not
| fully recovered from the shock so unex-
| pectedly administered and are wondering IL
| the new cycling star from the West will
| become a fixed member of the big con-
stellation- Howard r. Freeman. the
| modest young man from Portland. Or
| who cut big swath at the Y. NJ c. A.
| park in this city at the Fourth OF July
races last year. is the one who has given
] the Eastern and foreign crack racers
such shaking up. The New York Press
| says:
| THE leading feature Of the initial meet
at Ambrose park was the fine riding in
/ did their best 10 show the American stars
the way home; Such flyers as Robert
Gougoltx and Jaap Eden of France ex-
perienced bitter defeat in the one-mile
handicap foo professionals. H. b.. Free
tinal heat with burst of speed at his
command that none could overcome.
Clean or limb. modest to degree and
/ Of spectators. the Portland rider cap
/ tured laurels that Will make his opponents
remember him for days to come. Not
] only did he outride the formidable field
above named. starting from the S5-yard
| mark. bun he distinguished himself by
winning first place In the mile scratch
trophy This victory viii net him So 4
/ week until he is defeated he being sub
/ tect to challense and a race within two
weeks after winning.
Under the rules governing the zrophy.
Challenges must be accompanied by the
sum of So. which viii go 70 the winner OF
/ OF SIS offered by the cycledrome manage
! ment. The Income trophy race yesterday
! was won by length and half, Tom
Gougoltg OF France, third. The time OF
the winner was not remarkable. because
the heats were run according 10 the
French style. which means a leaf until
the stretch IS reached on the last lap.
Then follows a Wild scramble for the tape.
I This manner of racing VIII hardly prove
popular on this side. Americans want 10
see the men ride from start 70 finish The
{ more action there is In IL and the faster II
{ Is the better they Ike it
/ The New York Journal thinks that Free
( man is one OF the good things saved up
/ by a competent trainer. and adds that
! from hints dropped by members OF his
! team Z is evident his ability was known
20 them and that they expected a kill
! ing in the events in which he was en-
tered.
Whether they thought hse could down
Jaap Eden or Tom Cooper soitlo9uiZes
the Journal. in a neck-and-neck chase 20
the finish Is another question. He did II,
! and II he main tsias the burst OF speed that
/ characterized his work on Saturday. he
+ will have every Splinter I'm the cycling
/ world wondering whether he IS the coming
star OF the year
! Freeman Is not stockIly built your g
+ ster. He has the legs os A sprinter. with
fairly deep chest lie rides with an
easy swing that leads 20 the belief that
he has something left in case OF ener-
/ gency. lie can follow sprint Ike deer
hound, as was shown in the Twentieth
Century cup race, when Robertson under
took 70 get away from Cooper and Free
-,