The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-07
PEE BEE ON GENERAL
SPORTING AFFAIRS.

T r is hard for a prizesghter, who has been
AZ the top OF the ladder, 10 acknowi-
edge that he is no longer able To keep UP
with the bandwagou. jim Corbett might
az we'll come out I'm plain. straight lau-
guage and say that he is not the man he
was. at Is impossible to get away from
the conclusion. after looking carefully at
his last two fights. that his strength and
elasticity have gone. and / am not so Ger
tain that he is as scientific as in days
gone by.
Dan a. Stuart. promoter of the Coroett-
Fftzsimnons' fight at Carson City. gave
out a story in Chicago recently which
carried the suggestion that toroetts poor
showing against Shark.y. was due 10
lame ankle Stuart says:
'Ynstead OF bringing his activity into play
Corbett changed his methods and went al
his man. He never back stepped once dnr-
ing the fight. And so l asked Jim aD"ut
II after the contest. He said thar IN the
second round he was attempting a little
funny business. got too close 10 Sharkey
and came near being Knocked out. lie
failed to get as face out of Sharkeys
way by about half in inch, and the blow
which was partly siencing. knocked Cor
bett down and stu.ined him good deal
When Corbett got up he found his ankle
was badly Sprained II put him 70 great
DISADVANTAGE in the rest of the fight Cor
bett never said anything about this be-
cause he knew 1t would raise q great how
Instead he took his medicine. Corhett
pulled up his trowserleg when ne told me
was sprainej."
Stuart tod a good story and some people
may believe that Corbstt was handicapped
by sprained ankle. Il VIII not go. how
ever with the general sporting public.
Thomas Sharkey. the most conceited. and
at the same time the most willing fighter
in the ring today. was simply too much
for the ex-champ!on-
DTLr.Y LANCE may play with tha Chi
ID caxo baseball team next season, de-
spite the frclinaSFon 81 Manager Burns 20
exchange hkfn for some other star. John
Z. Calvin, OF Chicago. writing 10 the -.
Louis Sporting News says: TT appears.
too from report that the other rssagnates
are rot 30 anxious 10 seSeuTe our pr9ze pets.
LANCE and IsssIieEf. Gen. Williams fond
rs-~s for the 'lrarg<sa5is' and rs resort u.
any means 10 get away from the game 20
indulge his fcndasss in that Glrecsi0E does
rot max him desirable acquisition in the
eyes Of sor0e OF the ruassAgeFs. anisss they
can get him without giving up fair equiv
eleut. Well We can keep William. ard
without Gsslbt will Sne the hess work II his
life out ~ hiT3 next ~easogg ! think there
IS a plum left IN Chicago that Will tempt
william TO do hts very best. especially As
the team viii he one Of this lssdarx Xxx
season"
I.1RON reports received al The 8 A. e.
Il ia probable that the local bow ing
team v'sll 20 e. Portland about February
10 20 contest with AsttssFnab ard tbs Ore
Eoa Coed Roads Cigh. The men wGB nlu
represent The $ a. . VIII not be select "a
ntfii early su FehTuarT. A. X th< pFesss5I
time + is difficult matter to give the
probable makeup a HI. HaTrt sg1Fa ard
Fred Gstistfe, who are n9w boa Eng WIKI
ire Seattle Easle are -lesG3teTg - TIE. = A
g. and ia ihe past have Always shared In
ia vsrs orses ard defeats As Ssnaessfa fsi
the rules. Il wiII hs necessary f0e iEsTn 70
fowl eEsss.ssn sszsSass 10 o@ gEclIsse9 "a me
:. A. 4. averages for January If snNg de-
sire % Ire considered candidates for the
team. without them y.ss team win be Far
L fEoaa FegreseEatsza stss fail ssFeogth Tom
Bewrs. pr. r A. sfsgsxckssi, l. r. Cuse K
r PaEs and r. q Eazfiich wIll stand near
the top IA averages
~ OSSTBERAFfE 5f-cu4ty In hing r~et
~ with ny local Track and lesa -rer. in
TIRE esyarTg 10 er-arTe tadeUr rgse~sss fs.~snr
ira winter s~Agon owSrg 10 the un9afgs-
factory ssor14si<ss 90 tngEga srl sse fssf,.te.
Nortaaw~s Association TIE exodus Of
athletes 10 Alaska hast year has Prevented
zry meets ny members 81 TIE & Y A
and 50 Httss fntev@~s Ss@ ssFcwys the Pres
degst Sgliess. CT FDrT.assf. waz ssrsa ~, 10
'aosd sAs ANIMAL cssars gAssssaaF- for 1ssss or
| 20 Arrange 81 anrs4As rrsssga-s-~ 5f the or.
CARNATIONS. Consequently there were 10