The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-06
SPORTS AND
PASTLNES.

THE bowling season in Seattle wia
practically Dc saaggara ed M Friday
- evening 81 this week, when The aTst
game ~ 2e-game series to- the
king pin trophy. a, present held W thu
Seattle Athletic Club. will Re played be-
tween that club ana the Seattle Bowling
Club on the $. A. 4. alleys The trophy.
handsome silver cup. vas arst played
for by the two CLUBS las, season and was
won by the 5. A. (. The clubs broke even
On games. Su. the :. A. =. had IL pins over
the 5. s. c. IN 30 aud thereby took the
trophy The trophy Will become tie prop
or'y 81 the club winning three out %
series OF FIVE, extending over Ave Years
from last season
The :. 4. (. 5owlers feel confident Of
winning the trophy again. but the 3. r.
c Enen are not al al iisheartened by their
defeat last year and intend 10 make a
hard Tight 70 regain their lost ground. The
makeup Of the two bowling teams VIII
ne largely determined BY the monthly av-
eFages OF the members. but their general
tournament work Will also be taken into
consideration. especially In the 5. A C
Other tournaments. handicap ard other
wise. will oe held AT the :. A. (. during
the season. the only one at present al
ranged for being the handicap tournament.
for members only. 10 be held on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings Of this week
The handicaps for this tournament VIII be
arranged on the basis OF the October av-
erages of the aowlers,
Beginning In the latter part Of January
and continuing through February. a tour
nament Will De held between what is viz
tuaiiy a new Northwest coCked-hat ssso-
citation. consisting OF the Multnomah Ath-
letic Club and the Arlington and CONNER
cial clubs of Portland. and Union Club OF
Tacoma, the Seattle Athletic Club and
probably The Seattle Bowling Club.
This viii probably be the largest and
most interesting bowling tournament ever
held In the Northwest. trophy of beau
~ and value commensurate with the m
portance OF the affair will be played for.
Next month an a-game match with the
Union Club OF Tacoma will be played by
the s. A G.
Interest In sporting circles last week was
entirely centered In the great fight oe-
tween Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey, the
sailor" for the heavyweight championship
Of the world. Although the former was
given the decision at the end OF twenty
Ave rounds on points. II is only fair 10
say that the championship IS just as much
in doubt II ever was Sharkey proved
a surprise even to his most ardent admir-
ers. and put up fight that made him
hundreds Of friends in Seattle. where he
sands In the united States. His stock has
gone UP, wonderfully. and II the me1
should fight again within the next few
months there are many who would place
their money on him without asking ouis.
Although al! of the Sharkey men claim
that he should have been given a draw at
the worst, no fair-mirded man can Iucs
ton the honesty of Referee Siler. who IN
douhtedly gave his honest judgment In the
matter The reports of the fight indicate
that Jeffries outgeneraled Sharkey
.yrfag h.ys Ia t1..r srs3
durance were wonderful.
/, viii be impossible until fun reports ny
mail received here 10 make any iair
comment on the fight by rounds It Is
sufficient for the presen, to say that Sc
attic sporting men are almost unanimous
In their desire to see the men come 90
gether again and fight to a finish.
The fight at the Seattle Athletic Club on
Friday night between Burley and Godfrey
was a rank disappointment. especially to
the promoters of the match. The colored
man was "quitter." and showed plainly
thirdrate man. For this. however. the
s. A t. is not 10 blame II a fighter will
not fight there Ia no way of making him
light: therefore the club cannot he blamed
for Godfreys NANTES; cowardice
The disappointment OF those who attend
ed the smoker was greatly mtisated by
the excellence OF tho preliminaries, which
were fully up Ia all expectations.
Young Peter Jackson. n coIored fighter of
some reputation, is in Seattle He IL said
70 be hunting a fight. but far as can
Re learned Is not particular with whom it
shall be.
The past week Was without interest 70
trap shooters. There We're no matches
and most OF the shotgun experts found
soace In the field The settled weather
made good duck shooting impossible. and
few good bags were reported.
Sp0rtSTnen continue TO lament the failure
of the board of county commits sioners to
appoint n game warden. The matter. the
sportsmen say. has been called 10 the
board $ attention time and again without
result. and as consequence they have
almost lost heart In the matter. Some crit
icism has been made of the Rod and 1un
CLUB for not taking the initiative in The
matter, but members OF the organtxa ion
say that they have found SO little oomfart
from the county officials that they DO not
care 20 waste more time In trying 10 nring
about the appointment Of a warden.
The close Of the trout fishing season on
November was marked by some unusually
good catches I'M Lake Washington George
1iidley caught che magnificent trout weigh
IN. 3 pounds ounces. Others were Al
most equally fortunate. The large 1sn
ali caught with the troll Fishermen
attribute the excellence 81 the fishing 10
the fact tina: the waters Of Cedar river
are now fnding their Way to the Sound
through Lake Washington. owing 10 a
dam built across Black river. :he natural
outlet II tne lake. BY WprkTncu engaged
water system. II is said that large NUM-
hers 81 The big fish ~ Cedar river have