The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-04

said o Rourke Sullivan fought
The men who pay their money 20 see
boxing matches do not ike TO SEA foul
fighting, even Il they do enjoy lard slug
gfng There ls SUCH "a thing as etiquette
even IL ,he ring. and tf~ man who fails 20
observe the most common. require
ments cannot hope % escape the
condemnation OF has friend- To
deliberately strike an opponent Oh the facs
when he comes up 20 shake hands Is an
act that cannot oe excused. Press dis
patches say t5at Dick Case did such
thing after losing MS second fight TO
Bobby Do3ds at Louisville. June 81. From
the account I appears that Case continu-
ally touled Dobbs and effected a Climax
in the ninth round By choking him. Cases
friends In this city are simply 9n-plussed.
They do not know what 10 think. They
hope thai Case can explain matters in
such a way that the present opinion con-
corning his acton may b. removed.
BILLY Beionds PAGER. Royal Jib. won
the 2cis class race az Portland saturday.
beating fast field. In the pools Jio was
not figured on as dangerous factor. The
time was 2;isi4, or one and a quarter sec
onds slower that the winners best time.
IL took Tom Sharksy just two minutes
Inns aspirations for the heavyweigh5
championship. while Mccoy. who calls
Bob F:tzsImmons a Big buffer. pecked
away 1T him for twenty rounds without
hurting HIM Mccoy said that Rubin
could whip Shsrkey easily. Even Mr..
Mccoy can he mistaken, and II Is no more
than fair that he fight Sharkey himself
before he throws rocks from long distance
range at the venerable Fitz. Sharkey has
f.,f.+ nh tnAa
among the top notchers.
Tom Sharkey." says a sporting man.
"is among the boxers who are thinking
seriously OF temporarily casting aside the
gloves 20 try out some Of the faklrs VINO
have recently caused demand for wrest-
ling carpets. AS a citch-as-catch-can
wrestler Sharkey would give a rough re-
cepton TO any Of the heavyweight wrest-
lers. providing he could secure Evan Lewis
or Hugh Leonard as a teacher. Charlie
Mitchelfs career a. an athlete began az Il
wrestler. Charlie was the champion catch
as-r~tscif-can lightweight of Birmins ham,
England. before ne blossomed forth as a
hoxer, Jack Dempsey was col.ar-and-
elbow wrestler In his younger days. when
he worked in a Brooklyn cooper shop. The
warrims of the London r.ng were skilled
hi wrestling. as the rules allowed throw
ing on holds above the wa.st. Tom Allen
was an adept az Graeco- Roman wrestling.
While Jem Mae WAS one OF The crack
wrestlers among English boxers at ona
stage Of his career. Bob Fitzslmmons
knows something about wrestling, gained
through his training with Roeber. but
neither man excels al the ga0e
I,Iry LANCE who makes sensational
catches IN center field for Chicago. Is in
dlsgGace President Hart accuses him Of
DESERVING the team for one day under false
pretenses and attending the derby.
The Chicago team has been making a
wonderful record during the past six weeks.
Much OF its success Is due TO the great
pitching OF Clark Griffith formerly OF the
Tacoma team,
Local fans cannot get over the sudden
let-up in Adams pitching. Prior 10 last
Saturdays game against Tacomf he had
been doing splendid work, and his friends
were predicting "A bright future for him.
In the early part OF the season he had some
trouble ir controlling the ball, but this soon
wore away and he could split the plate
whenever he chose His speed was above
the average and his curves effective.
The meeting of the officials and managers
Of the New Pacific League will probably
take place in Tacoma this week. II was
postponed from last week 10 a time when
all the clubs would be on the Sound. The
meeting Will probably be- n warm one. az
the matter Of transferring the Spokane
team 20 Salem win be discussed All of the
little troubles that have bodied up will
come up for consderat ton.
Manager Borehers. OF the Portland team
has signed Tom PARROT. who was one of
nj. rfzxAx.
Pacific Northwest League. Parrot - play
ing shortstop. and his work so far has
been % the gili-eise order, Portland peo-
pie are commencing TO take interest In
baseball.
Comiskey. who will pitch this afternoon
FIR Seattle against Tacoma Is the hardest
working pitcher in the league. In one
game last week his bas, running. hitting
and fielding We're the features OF the game.
Minor leagues In the East are having q
hard tinse ~ It Players are being released
- ut down expenses ard some Of th~
leagues are sasky The war has affected
the attendance at baseball generally.
The Tacoma baseball team a. now made
up has an even chance with any Other team,
in the league. II "a strong in batting and
nslding
''"unnhz scattle's let fielder has rnade
mNf" arrut+'c throws - ;he home nIate
than any other fielder n the league. In, *
= ~" The cstracr has fai.c1 20 handle the
ball
II Is Seemingly impossible - ratil,. An
@'Tsoa- S-af,le'> vrconf ha~Arns, an4
r.'ehsr Il" = soo,i nstsrsau and fielder
hut lacks gtager