The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-27


wren Dai Hawkins meets Sogxa Ss,ff.
van AZ ire L@nox Club re win -. .
s.l1f1at' iFlsn champion. said re New Ya~s-
,.seiAsfs sun sullivan halls from, s'ark
Lp 10 few years ago he had frgrs,r IN
nis OWN country zs,out ten sLf--,,,,s.
hg1ts ~ which he almost inyarkabe. rrov-
90 20 ~ he victor. One night no sia-1agass
az opponent ~ severely thns Spike though.
tha- an Atlantic trip woslil h. aa,-sazE n.
ana Ne hnrfsesilT packed his TRUNKS ard
t~oaro@d freight steamship bound Or p~a
ton otl arriving IN mat city Re s~srr, be-.
came = well known ''har.t'' IN Ecs,4a pos
tor. - hfs Willingness 20 aghs. his RIB
Irts3 brcg1s ard MS zhre~dnnss in s~s,z
lfas a bargain ware nos To be denied race.e--
rlf.oD. He fought 4 number Of contests
here. beating several clever men ard .her
went ~ England. H. still has eli tn
money he won IN this country. and all
that he wen in EngL.rf in rhe form ~
purses and hs,s IF Spike would rather
walk from the Battery 70 One Hundred
and fSfty-Ftfth street r. e not through
motives Of economy and sfe desire 20 sav.
a nickel. bat the intention 20 keep In
goo3 condition for MS next fight"
Sullivan having heard that jim Corhett
sad Hawkins would knock him out al
dressed the ex-clsanpion follows: You
have twice as much money as hu; asr,
viking 20 bet ] 10 ,. any part Of $3.50
that Hawkins don't knock Tie out Cor
Frank Mcconnell or san Francisco Ia
evidently something of fighter. judging
by the way he disposed of Charles Nc
Reever. u Philadelphia. in San Francisco.
recently MckeeVer thought he had the
easiest thing I'm his career, but IN less Tran
one round he changed hig mind. For three
rounds 1t was fast dghi. In which little
damage vas done. In the fourth Mckee
yer led with his right fer the jaw but Nc
connen moved hs head II one, SIDE ard
allowed The blow TO pass over bis shoulder
Quick "a lightning h. oounrered with his
right and landed saaareiy On McKecyer-s
Jaw. Tire Philadelphia sank 10 tne mat
and while ELL dazei attempted TO get IN
his feet at the end of eight seconds No
tonnei started IN 10 finish him. bu. ;fe
referee inSerfered and awarded him the
hghi. This victory aIVes Mcconnell a place
N sne ranks ~ he welterweixhiss thai can
Do disputed on,y by the TOP no.chArs NJ
'onneI comes very near being "A middle
weight. bu: Judging by the way fighters
}aggie hgures. weights don't amount IN
nhch nowadays. Comparing McC1nnaIl
ana hckeever. II may be zaif ;hs. tho for
Hier he'd the advantage In reach hel,h.
'fia "sAEf'. ~ against experience and efey-
efHsess. Mcconnell H. not well known ba,,
ing defeated only Billy Elmer Lon .rnsw
and Critic Critic is sinr.v The -.
defensive fighters the world has ever s,.o.,
"heh at MS best. and CONSIDERING tho -. .
." mas fFtRcn care II htnsee!f in late ,,a.-,
'hsr" Is no great credit for an s,ye,ue,,f,
Nee'sr~eisht whipping him If nv noa,,,.
- nof piav mo false. Dick Case hoat
no'h Agnew and Elme-.
Irof William MannInR forner,. TIT.
we'stf champion OF the world "a t 6
~ 9I$ nome IS at Los Angeles -
ne mas nvei many YEARS ""'fe
mere hss been 81 much changing ~
na'es In New York IN connn~.for r.,.
lNhtS 'hat do not say uasftivar,. ~,
Gus Rhnlin and Tom Shsrkr ,.tu -.
tAe ffecov a r. next Ts,u~v,s.,,
night. rs originally intended Tho 49,.
$3.50 t'"t appear 70 be attracting rnueh a.
telh on. which goes 10 zr,ovv ~. -.
Nftss mo authorities allow nIn,-. cx,.,tas.
,ifdeT strict regulations tho nuhlic sss-rsr
.nates The New York Evening san snvs
smaller thar Anticipated "K,d" Me-,
tAlaks that Rhul.u can whin Sbar,,o,- ,,,.h
tuf much trouble This onInioD ro,rtr'r -
II dots from one who asr>lres 10 no 30
hampton or the world and who calls r+t,r
simmons che biggest suffer ~ the,, NJ,
rust he given due eonsiderat'0, ,,,,e
Consideration than Rhuiln gave Meow
,'oNs which fef thick and FAST nes,rv-
ing hu' not irjur ng him have consia-
eNi' confidence In Sharkev's ability as a.
God IN, 10
asst :. ne gave RhuIin a harder bea,iny
than Mccoy dld. '''''
TIE actions ~ KID" Mccoy arc maxine
nm many enemies among the sporting
fraternity IL will no recalled that after
he md Cbovrskt were matched n f9ght
hefore the Lcnox Club II was arnc,,p0a,
that he had hurt he leg which ,vo,,A -
ceSsitate "a postnonemen. OF tho Hsh, Tho
nsxt thing t1at hohhei III IN print was that
Mccoy and Chnyuski would fight before
the Hawthorne club or Ruwaln F-o~,
things that have appearcd sr prin, q, ,ook,
rs Y Mccoy had beer playing one cluh
against the other IN az effort - g, iha
long end of ths deal in money matters
ONE of the men connected with ,he I.nox
1~ub iola Mccoy what he thought ~ him
the Language used helng too strong rar
ruAice ton. Mccoy has hran Informed tina,
he will either fight before the Te-ox T'luh
not IN New York state Mccoy SAYS
that he Is out for 'he money AMI wofil!
Ike - SEE the Lemon Ciuh try IL stnf, tha
fight At Buffalo "Chovnskl ana agreed
- box before the Lencx club June -
explained Metny. "hat owing 20 an acct
dent while riding n bicycle. I will not -
atle 20 train for 4 month, Heins unable
20 Sight the aa.e -; I declared OF che
bout McCov .xf''srs tha: the Lcnnx
cub has not recognized his ability ss
drawing card. thegeay show ns the ~esl
cause fer the transfer % the bout II Hut-
fRio.
George DixGn ard Hen Yorlan the (eafh-
erweSxht champion OF f,nglau3 w';ll aga;
twentv-Tve T'1uYAts before the if1Dx C'uh
ju New York newt Friday night Those
VINO are On the inside" say that - e
faster than EsIly rijmmer AMI harder
hitter than reilar Falusr EuefsA tigh:-
cts wrlI thought - IN this country.
News - he outcome - the aght between
DICK 1Nse and Bohhy rohhS, ws!oa Will
probably come ~ az Louisville tonight i
Iher. is IN: auojher ~ these sudden post
po1erntots. viii be awaited 80 ser'v ~ ne
spcrt ~ fraternity <at~ shstard.nE
pH'.Ss' previous victory sfsl ri3rG 81 my
- iet ira. Caee can wata BIN, asa wa
wh!r
} ps:,er~oa. - t-0eiaai loag distance
rsl~ner who u~ef ~ "a y ky-rfesuan. tha
sprt,.tcg arrived III seattle rscanrlN Jpe7
fysnt. MO claims 70 20 the orc-qutr'~r