The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-11

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A D Frue. who won the la~yard pro
fessionaI race Fourth Of July, - ANXIOUS %
race any other professional. Splinter IN the
Pacific Northwest for any sum from 10
up 10 saeo Frae says that he was never
more SURPRISED in his life than when the
race between Eddie Dickson and r b
Paris colored was declared a dead heat
II don't sse how ATTY ore could cali IL a
dead heat" said FTue. when Paris won
1t by more than eighteen inches There
was no question ABOUT the colored man
being first. am positive that Dickson
would not attempt 10 claim that ne
breasted the tape first"
There l. a probability that Peter Maher
and Jsn Jeffries will be- the principals IN
the next heavyweight fight Billy Mad
deil claims that he has succeeded IN
matching Jim Corbett and Gus Rubin
Ben JORDAN bS Lave
Ivan. brother OF Spike Sullivan, who
whipped Dial Hawkins as easy. Since
Jordan got the better OF Dixon, Dave has
has not bsen heard from.
Seattle sports were not surprised at the
result of the MaherGoddard fight God
dard went eight rounds before deciding
that mature could stand no more" God
dard was too weak TO defend himself yet
ta.s sesssv 10
put him out. The fight shows that neither
Maher nor Goddard are possibilities in the
big championship. Maher has gone back.
He ~ glow.
The New York World pays the Haw-
kins-Sulhvan fight high tribute by re-
marking that the fight between Ben Jor-
dan, Of England. and George Dixon
ranked with the first named as a high
class contest. Jordan, ! am sorry to say.
did moSt OF the leading, landed majority
of the blows and blocked Dxon's rushes,
lis blows were uneven. sometimes rib
roasting Dixon, and at other times doing
no damage. Dixon was on the defensive
except In the fifteenth round when he
seemed 10 have new ease Of life. II was
all "a dream, however. Dixon is still Il
wonder. because after the twentieth round
he was still able II keep going, although
we'll bruised up while jordan began to
show visible signs Of fatigue. In a finish
fight Dixon would probably have won.
The Queen City Good Roads Club has
decided to take up the matter OF a path
TO Mckinley hill. A committee has been
appointed and within the next two weeks
definite action will be taken.
There will be no more baseball I'm Seattle
for about two weeks. The home team fin
ished a hot series With Spokane yesterday
afternoon, winning by good margin.
Three out of FIVE from Spokane. the way
the latter is playing AZ present is first
class work. Seattle has won twenty-elght
games. or six more than Portland, her
nearest rival II Portland wins three out
of five from Seattle in the series at Port
land this week. the race for pennaat hon.
ors viii once more become intensely inter
esting. Before returning home Seattle will
also make a trip 10 Spokane, where she
viii have to DO some tall hustling 10 win
the odd game. II Seattle does not return
with her lead well cut down 1t will be be-
cause her work is Of the st-edge class.
Seattle. after playing two games in which
ragged fielding was a feature. took a brace
and played two erroriess games. Rand.
CoFheIt and Dea have been making some
sensational catches lately.
Anderson's home run In yesterdays game
one Of the nrettiest ever seen on the
Madison street grounds. He drove the ball
on a lire. elevation gradual and there was
not the slightest sign % a dminution Of
speed until the sphere had passed over the
fence, In this connection Il is amusing 20
note the remarks Of players when they first
look az the Madison street grounds They
always think that IL Is an easy task to pu,
the bah over tho Left field fence. After a
game or two they say: We'll. any man
who can get a home run on these grounds
is a peach" Anderson has been batting
like a fiend recently In the last three
games he has made fv" hits with total
~ twelve bases. lie appears 10 be improv-
ing IN his fielding every day. On sky balls
he is perfect. and there IA no other man
in the league who can handle ground balls
quicker or throw more accurately than he
Unless he gets the inflated head or becomes
possessed with the idea that ~ can give
John BsrIeycorn beating he has future
before him.
Adams had terrific speed yesterday and
could puf the ball over the corner % the
pate Almost any tInie he desired TO do 40
he swings the ba' against the ball with
crat$sy.ag frequency. II he put just a
little mora ne into h.s work Re would be
a wonder.
Corbett made eight hits in Eve games
with Spokane. lie also did soma fine field
ing.
Kelly, aho has heen playing fret base
for Spokane ssnce PACE VAS signed 20 do
the catching, viii go - Tacoma in ex-
change tor Norton. Manager Hutchinson
~ the Spokane team said that Re bad not
decided IN what pos! .on 80 play Norton,
Ar interesting po3af was raised IN yes
teyaay's game under t1r following cireum-
stances. There weEe TO wen on bass
Pace was az hat. ArUeS9u steosf IN the
coaching box GeAg first page ~ TIA Seal
ti@ team. asked tmsire Reynolds IL uaax s
Av1eson 10 20 The hen y CA the groan3 tina.
hn hai rtght q U% OF the lines until
there sas a rsArsr on ths EAses Pace OH
}eete3 io Araeson retiring. claiming that
re- had a right 20 remain t1ere. Umpire
Reynolds decided in Pages favor. aa8 AT
neSon after long argument by Pace
finally took his sea-
As understood the ruling q coaeher Is