The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-25

How the big bully waiter got his
walloping is the one topic at the daily
meetings of the cooks and walters
union These food makers and dis
tributors have meeting room at
Washington hall, where the amateur
boxing meets are being pulled off.
There are boxing gloves laying around
and this particular waiter who is a
big fellow, has succeeded in buffaloing
all the others. He is big and has 4
sturdy poke. kid" Scaler was up in
the hall the other day and somebody
said he could box. The big waiter
wanted to try him out, but Scaler per-
sisted he was too big for him. Nothing
would do the waiter, however, but he
must give the kid his needings, SO the
kid reluctantly put the mits on with
him. The biscuit shooter is one of
those big fellows who don't know the
first thing about the game, but his
size and strength carry him through.
He stands with his right foot extend
ed. Scaler, Of course, stepped into him
put his left arm under the right Of
the waiter, and then ripped sharp
chop onto the big fellows nose. It was
the only poke delivered by Sealer and
il caught the waiter square and split
his blowpipe. He didn't show up for
work that night.
The Butte News says: Charley Lane
was passing along in front Of the News
Office Saturday afternoon when he
stopped to look at the baseball bulle-
tin which showed Spokane had defeat
ed Butte Is to q The popular presi-
dent OF the Butte club tried to stink
away unnoticed, but some fans nabbed
him and gave him an unmerciful teas
in. "Ths Butte boys will have I'd
come home In the night time II those
scores continue" said Lane. at res
minds me Of the time I was = member
Of a Massachusetts, ball team and we
were beateS a few miles away from
homo. 1870. We had big band wagon
to ride back in, but We sent that on
ahead empty, and we walked back to
town. getting there after dark and
each one hiking up some unfrequented
street to keep from being SEEM"
The next meeting Of the Spokane
Amateur Boxing show promises to
prove the greatest success possible.
Manager Perkins WINS severely handi-
capped and at the last meeting pulled
of perfect frost. The bouts he put
on were something fierce, and for
while il looked like he had just about
killed the game in this city. Now he
comes to the front to retrieve himself
and the game. He 10 out to spend
heap Of money in putting on good
bouts, and with that end in view he
has hired the services Of kid" Sci
Ter. a boxer of more than ordinary
ability to give applicants a tryout be-
fore they will DO signed to 60 on In
an exhibition Of the class which Per-
kins intends to pull off at the next
meeting, Scaler trained Aurelio Her.
rera. the Mexican fighter, for his 20
with Louie Long on May IL, and II
was due more to the "kd's' clever
handling OF the Mexican that he won
thc match. Scalsr 10 in fine trim. 40
be not only got In good shape working
with Herrera, but trained for and won
Two fights in Butte, and lost another
light to OBrien, weighing l4s pounds.
Scaler's weight 10 1873. The prin-
pal bout Of the evening will be 70
between George Douglas and Al Ham
Rmond. and those two clever amateur
lishtweights are being negotiated with.
u They will scrap for gold medal which
Perkins has ordered, coating t24. With
Il goes the tito Of amateur lightweight
champion Of this section, II not Of the
northwest. Douglas has been credited
with the title already since his last
decision over Hammond. The title is
!. now claimed in Seattle by one of La