The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-26
Sports :. pasfin)es

arouse as much interest as that between
Hawkins ard Spike" Sullivan and thar
between Earrs ard LaFizus
Hawkins IL ANXIOUS u meet rayigne.
and Il ne defeats Earns the road ALL be
clear ssr him. II, OF the osaer hand:
Es-re wins there Is nc. much c1ancs %
the Pacific eoast man meeting ibs CHAM
fso1 for white AT Least. Earne has been
improving greatly during the past two
he Simply surprised nos only the champion.
bat the sporting world as wei.
s'sT1 HE papers sectsse me- 81 C.isssraftng
j 10 such az extent that was rot
I.svlgne ta Ma. M Lee; NOW.
with the exception Of q weak ankle. which
bothered me cons.dsra5.y al tae time l
vas PREPARING RAJ, raj " 900 .,e snap sat l0I
nave aone will never botasr ms IN any
way. I have done numerous things fooi-
Ishiy, tn. ssfae as ether lighters, wnlch
have been the cause OF L good deal OK news
paper comment. but a. the same time
cart see that my health has been I'M
paired in afiy way. Tbs gossip has Gre
aied a wr0ng impression with the sport
ins pubic"
- MYSTERIOUS" BILLY SMITH
vi fights more frequently and harder
than any either pusillst before TIE pubic
today. When he Uas ia Seattle several
years ago be had long record Now ne
could not begin TO enunsraie MS own
.sEntSs HIS SUCCESS o. 4abE HIS NeFli sot-
pris.ng, bat it Is especially interesting 10
lovers % boxing. because Il shows thar a
man car reeaperate. providing MS diss,-
assIrSys this vitality. Smith was going
down hill rapidly. but ne awoke 10 the
fact that fast living was not conducive 10
longevity and pat on me brake sue
ess@fuI prize fighter Is inclined 10 under
estimate the effect Of wine suppers. etc,
on himself at the same time freely ac-
knowledglng that ethe- pugilists cut short
q Eagt~ Pr -
ti,at FtkSinmona could have won from
Corbe.t II Corbett bad been the man he
was when he fought Mitchell Corbeit
hiss himself TO blanc for his present posi-
ton III pugilism. He could not expect TO
las. always bat he could have lasted
much longer than ne did.
THE principal topic Of discussion IN gem
merils az Shaskey and Mccoy, who fight
January 10 in New York. Seattle sports
"a rule think Sharkey VIII win. John
w Consld.ne ls a strong Shsrkey man
do not Ike McCoy's actions In many mat
ycrs but ! do think he Is being held 100
cheaply. Sharkey. in my. estimation. has
a much harder task than he imagines.
A CCORDiNG 20 the laws Of this state.
~ the open season for ducks ends fsxt
Saturday Spor,synen in this county. and
In other counties as well, think The law
poor one. The matter has been called to
II,
King county Republican legislative ecm-
DIittee in hopes that steps will be taken 10
amend the law. 1t seems absurd that the
hunters of Washington should be prohibitei
from killing ducks when shooting IL in full
swing in Oregon on the south and III Brit
isl Columbia on the north.
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FUDGE WILLIAM H. MOORE is now
- the president OF the Seattle Athletic
Club. His election was unanimous so far
few OF them forgot 10 put a cross OPP
posite his name. which was above the list
OF candidates for trustees. out they con-
fessed their mistake in order that il
one purposeiy failed 10 vote The nine
trustees elected are as follows: j. s.
Goldsmith. III: Or. George II. Mcculloch.
III; y. T.. Frederick. ZOE; Phil +. Kelley.
n. n. Soner. 1913; A g. Dunn, @: l. NJ.
Wood, So.
Wy ALTER THORNTON. the old = A.
Wv G. baseball pitcher. who has been
retained by the Chicago team for several
seasons. is studying law at the University
OF illinois. His wife is with him There
VIII be several changes in the Chicago
team before the playing season opens.
What will be done with Thornton remains
to be seen. He has not been a great
success yet at times his work has been
excellent. The impression In the East is
that Thornton lacks nerve II ne had "A
large supply OF this he would have no
trouble en- reaching the top.
Probabilities are that fin Tango Will
not play with Chicago next season. The
situation IL briefly as follows; LANCE Is
a great taverite with the crowd and the
press. The management III the team
thinks that the other players are Jealous
ana that harmony Is not up Ia the point
IL should be. New York would like 10
setrc i,ange.
II iGH scores made on the Seattle Ath-
ietic cub alleys last week were az
follows Isowes So ~: Cole 81: Churchill,
50. Higgins So. Brady 81. Gaxzan, 90. 81.
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DATSY CARDIFF the famous pneilist.
who sstoni~hsd the world by his show
.lg against John l.. Sullivan. = in the ,sitf.
visiting friends Hs has been making his
aoiue la Portland for some tine. ana vas
n member III the police force until a Hnanee
IN tac political situation pat ham on the
outside PEE ZEE.
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