The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-23
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from right on the face. Il was give ard
take IN the nth, and sixth. Case being on
the aggressive ali the time
Dobbs staggered Case with left on the
neck IN the seventh and when the gong
sounded Case appeared groggy. Dobbs
Knocked Case down ia the eighth after
naro hghting with a left upper cut and
Case began to show signs OF Punishment.
The ninth was even. Case knocked Dobbs
oown In the tenth with one on the chin
After vigorous and even fighting In the
eieVentn Case came up nervous. IN the
tWeifth and although he landed several
good punches Dobbs had the better OF the
argument. Cases lip was badly swollen
and one eye was nearly Closed.
although Case wac az pobba strong in
the thirteenth and fourteenth he was
showing fatigue. In the fifteenth he made
a desperate rally and knocked Dobbs down
with right on the chin. Dobbs was I'D
quick and they were at Il. Both looked
tired Case came up for the sixteenth
booking as IL jab would end him. Both
eyes were ciosing. The negro was n 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 10
the seventeenth. Dobbs reached Cases
jaw with left Case landed hard right.
Case went down from hard left on the
body. From this on to the end Of the
fight Case fought with the nerve Of desper-
alton, but his eyes were almost closed and
Dobbs was in better physical condition.
The last round has already been described.
Wefers of Georgetown, Rush OF Prince
ton. Tewksbury OF Pennsylvania and Mayo
bury or Wisconsin will meet IN the inter-
collegiate championship athletic games at
New York next Friday and Saturday.
Inc four greatest amateur sprnters In
America pitted against each other ought
to produce i00-yard race such as has
never been seen before. Among the most
notable performances in college athletic
circles this seasoiD are the following: At
wisconsin. John II. Maybury 80 yards.
% 10: at Syracuse. Meyer Prinstein. run
ming broad jump. q feet 2ia inches; Powell
or Cornell. running high jump, feet 1ss
inches: at Yale. r. G. Ciapp, pole vault,
ii feet s inches.
William b. Curtis. OF the Spirit OF the
Times commenting on the Tewkesbury-
Wefers l2p-yard race. says: "The Penn
sylvanian easily outran Wefers. who was
paipahly out OF condition and exhibited
little OF his old-tirne style and speed The
time, IL 4-5. Just equaling the worlds best
amateur record. was due partly to the
fresh breeze behind the runners Tewkes-
bury has grown somewhat stronger since
-"~~ StaSD's MS m3Enir-
cent stride. II he comes to the inter-
collegiate championship meeting in good
condition some of the prophets NAV find
MN upsetfing their forecasts. Wefers 10
NOW paying the penalty OF greatness. He
IS the holder OF worlds records and OF
canadian, intercollegiate and international
championships. Consequently the puhIic
expect that he will beat all his opponents
and make new record every time he runs
and when he Is beaten by the record tab,a
or neet-footed opponent they cannot un-
derstand IT,
The High School whatcom baseball
game will be played next Saturday after
noon. commencing at O'clock, at the Y
II. c. A. park.
The opening OF the outdoor bicycIa rsc-
ing season in tho East was something OF a.
surprise for the talent" They have not
fully recovered from tho shock so unex-
pectedly administered and are wondering IL
the new cycling star from the West will
become fixed member of the big con-
steilation Howard b. Freeman, the
modest young man from Portland. Or,
who cut big swath at the Y AZ c. A.
park IN this city ut 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 i'm
the races In which the European cracks
Old their hest to show the American stars
The way home: Such flyers as Robert
son OF England, Bourotte. Lamberjack,
Gougoltz and Jaap Eden OF France ex-
perienced bitter defeat in the one-mlls
handicap To- professionals. II; B.. Free
man. OF Portland. Or, winning in the
finai heat with burst of speed at his
command that none could overcome.
comparatively unknown to the majority
or spectators. the Portland rider cap
tured laurels that VIII make his opponents
remember him for days to come Not
above named. starting from the 35-yard
mark, but he distinguished himself by
race for the twentieth Century Income
trophy. This victory will net him S25 4
week until ne IS defeated. he being sub
tect % a challenge and a race within two
weeks after winning.
"under the rules governing the trophy.
challenges must be accompanied by the
sum OF So. which will go TO the winner Of
the race. together with an additional sum
az So offered by the Cyeledrome manage
ment. The Income trophy race Yesterday
was won by length ana half, Tom
Cooper OF Detroit. being second and Jean
Gougotz. OF France, third. The time Of
the winner was not remarkable. because
the heats were run according TO the
French style. which means a loaf until
The stretch IS reached on the last lap.
Then follows a wild scramble for the tape.
This manner OF racing Will hardly prove
popular on this side. Americans wan; 70
80 the men ride from start 10 finish. The
more action there Is in Il aad tile faster il
Is the better they Ike it
The New York Journal thinks that Free
man Is one OF the good things saved mp
by competent trainer. and adds that
from hints dropped by members Of his
team = Is evident his ability was known
20 them. and that they expected a Kill
Ing In tho events in which he was en-
tered.
Whether thev thought he could down
Jaap Eden @: Tom Cooper" solioquizes
the Journal. in r neck -and-aeck chase %
the Hnish is another question. lie did K.
and II he maintains The burst q speed that
characterized his work on Saturday. he
VIII have every Splinter IN the cycling
world wondering whether he IS the coming
star OF the year.
Freeman - 70, 7 stockiiy built young
sser. lie has the legs ~ sprnteT with
a fairly deep chest. lie rides with an
easy swing that leads ~ the belief that
he has something LEFT IN case Of erner-
geacy. He can follow sprint hke a deer
hound, as was shown in the Twentieth
century cup race when Robertson under