The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19

the only p9giIizt who retired from the
rig with ar urGoken record Of victories
His advice ought 80 5e OF great ceneas %
Hawkins"
I hope / am making a mistake in tif-
ferfnx ytta Conssdins as to the outcome
os the fight. Ny sympathy Is with Haw-
kins- / snail ~ greatly pleased is he wins.
but IL seems 10 me that he has picked out
as hard g. game as possible and ] expect
70 see him lose II he wins there Will De
good reason 20 believe that Spike" Sulli-
van Is really afraid Of him Hawkins says
that Suliis al takes the following posi-
tien in TIE matter: why should / fight
you again when / can find easier game
Hawkins did give sullivan terrific bat
tie. The outcome was decisive. so far as
the contest went, but did not prove that
Sullivan was entitled TO the entire side
walk
Hawkins !. anxious TO whip Mcfarland
and then meet Champion LavigEe in San
Francisco Mcfarland desires 10 pa.
Hawkins out OF the way ~ he can meet
Layigne, Hawkins usually does his knock
out work with left hook. He likes 10
fight a man who keeps coming" The
same Is true OF mcfarland and explains
clearly why the fight should be fast and
furious
IT viii win says Tom Sharkey.
Mccoy.
AT the p-assUt time there seems TO be 10
reason 20 d. lbs that Sharkey and Mccoy
Will inset January 10 before the I4enox
Club. New York, IN a tRenty-roun3 con-
test. Snarkey predicts that he viii win
az easy victory. While Mccoy says tia.
he believes he viii prove that science can
conquer brute force. He holds Saarkey
higher as an opponent THAI Saarkey holds
t4n.
Il do not underes innate Sharkeys ability
as fshter. says MCCOY in ths New YORK
Evening Journal He is a good. strong.
willing fellow. Dsgt ! nevertheless fed con-
bdent thai l can defeat him. l believe
"a fartv s.Faz~
Il expect to prove II when / meet Saar-
key.
This contest vii. be strictly on tae level.
I have never aeen connected with fake
in my career am out for the champion
snip, aId that honor cannot be Won by
taking. I VIII vain al New D0rp. J..
and VIII have DcS. Payne ard Billy Oh
man 10 assist ne. Three weeks VIII pat
me IN good condition.
Now. see what Shackey mas 10 say:
Mccoy is a good boxer. but / will beat
him and do It EASILY Mccoy has science
and expects 10 out-point me in a limited
number OF rounds. CorbeIt had some sci
ence. and he thought the same thing. Il
was said when / met Corbett that.I would
have difficulty in landing on him. / guess
! got homie enough punches 10 do the eIsi
ness. ! can hit. and can. | believe defeat
any man living. After ! meet Mccoy
think the midd!eweght class VIII be his
limit
Il am in good condition and need only
two or three weeks preparation. l VIII
train AZ the Ienox CsuD. MY outdoor Work
will be done in Central park
Sharkey IS certainly character. Hs
has such supreme confidence in his ability
10 wipe UP the floor with any other man
that 1t Is interesting 10 review hic re-
marks What is more. he is really
fighter, He approaches nearer to the
great champion. John L. Sullivan, than
any other pug3iist In the ring. He is al
ways ready 10 fight.
IT HE trustees OF the Seattle Athletic
Club viii give life membership to
the one bringing in the most lew mem
hers up To February Is. Anyone entering
the contest must az least bring IN FIVE In
order to qualify. If there are not at least
fifty new applications the award will not
be made on the date mentioned. A hand
some gold watch, Howard movement is
10 be given eway 10 one Of the members
who is especially active in increasing the
membership list.
I'M YsTERIoUs" BILLY SMITH. who
IFl Is wei known in Seattle. has chal-
Burge in London recently. Smith says he
viii fight Dobbs al IA pounds, the sam.
weight a. which Dobbs met Buree. II
Dobbs weighed IA pounds when he met
Case, whom he defeated twice in Louis
vile, II was said thar Dob5s was lighter
than Case, The truth Of the matter APP
rarentiy, Is that Dohbs - almost up 10
the we'terweight limit bat had rather
keep among the light weights HIS record
during the past two years is one Of re-
in jumping over d host Of lesser lights 10
meet DobbS
X oMME NCTNG at Il o'clock this morn
y ing, the annual election Of officers Of
the Seattle Athletic Club will take place
The polls Will be open until IL o'clock at
PEE BEE.