The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-23

are very heavy and In the great game be-
tween the Y. NJ. c. A. and University 81
Washington teams there siu be strong
struggle Tor the supremacy. Il IS also bare
~ possible that game will be arranged
with the Multnomah Athletic Club In PORT
land.
1. IS very satisfactory 10 football en-
thusiasts in general In the city that the
Y. NJ &. A. team has been organized as IL
assures them games Of the kind hey
used % see in Seattle In the days % DON
nelly and Bailie.:.
Prof A. W. Crane. physical Instructor
at the Seattle Athletic Club, is arranging
10 give a special course CT instruction 80
the ladies' classes at he clco IL - can
secure enough members for tie classes. The
first class viii begin work IN Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock and thereafter tho
classes will meet every Monday and Thurs
day morning.
There Is a probability that the 3 A. c.
VIII have football team this season otter
all When the subject was broaensd az
The beginning OF the season IL WAS t.opght
that there was no possibility Of having ere
but In the last two weeks several tt the
! enthusiasts have been rustling ar,u I'd with
| the result that they believe there are
up team that with a little practice will
be second 10 none IN the city. Now hat
the Y. NJ. t.. A. has team IL will be a
strong incentive 10 the club boys 10 turn
out faithfully. The personnel Of the team
Is not yet made up. but 1t viii OF necessity
have to be strong team to win cut
against the Y. NJ. c. A. A meeting is TO
be held at the club a. $50 on wedaes lay
evening to perfect all arrangements
The fifteen-round glove contest between
Nick Buriey and Dan Godfrey Cor The
heavyweight championship OF the No-.h-
west. which Is scheduled to take place en-
Friday evening at the Seattle Athletic
| Club. IS attracting considerable attention
| These boxers should furnish one Of tie
best contests ever witnessed In the North
west, as they are both clever at The game
of hit and get away" and are fine peyp cal
specimens OF manhood. Godfrey is train
| ing at New Whatcom and writes
that he has fine place 10 train and Is
doing considerable road work, as he real
ICES that he has a shifty and clever boxer.
10 meet In Burnley. Several i,iemo;s have
been made TO get Jack English 10 meet
Indian" Joe Gregg again. but English
has declined on each occasion, giving as his
| reason that he does not intend to Fox airy
more. 1t is probable that the ladian''
Will be seen In a bout of six rounds esa'nst
Joe Poequette. OF Port Angeles.
Another preliminary hou. which is worthy
OF mention is a go between Frank
kenneally. the Portland Kid" and KIP
Leo. who will contest for the amateur
fea'herweight championship of the North
west Leo is training on a ranch at Colby
while the Portland KID" Is working out
in this city.
partial list OF the contests that both
Burey and Godfrey have had in the ring
is also worth mentioning. While Burley's
record includes upward OF over 40 battles
the following viii give some idea of the
important contests he has had. which in
clude draws and decisions In his favor
against the best boxers In the world
KID. Mccoy. at Troy. ". Y. four round
draw; Tom Sharkey. at Honolulu. eight
round draw; Peter Maher. al San Francis
Hos.s sa-f ,,f1ss draw George Godfrey. at
al Boston. twelve-round draw; Dan Cree
don, at PHILADELPHIA, six-round draw; Jack
anssrs,i a. f1 fs, fanr-round draw
prnia; Ground knockout; Pat Ready. a,
Washington. ID. c.. fourteen round knock
o oit. Fat Ready at Washington. u. C..
eeigft-round knockout: Abe Uilman, al bal,
tiIhore, eIeven-roun9 knockout; Arthur tn
nam, at GAINESVILLE O.. tlve-round Knockout
Dan Godfrey. who is better known as ths
australian Black" has had quite n var
fed career In the ring. and has met nearly
every poker or any note In the Northwest.
He also lays claim 10 the heayyweight
championship OF the Northwest. He is
larger than Burley and longer In the reach.
Godfrey recently defeated Billy Wright. CT
California, at Fairhaven and his last an
pearance I'm this city was when N, hoxrs
Ike Hawkins before the Seatt Athletic
Club The following is partial list Of his
victories; Defeated Jack Carter OF San
francisco; Charley Turner of Stockton.
Cal; "Rlack Pearl" Of Minnesota. lag
Hayes, OF Omaha: Phil Dnnkins. q, Calf
fornia; Dud Evans. OF Portland. and Billy
Wright. OF California