The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-02

Using signsl with white lettering we're
part OF the general decoration. Not con-
tent with such q modest exhibit one aspir-
ing young man went on dress parade
wrapped IN large American flag. from
winch the blue field had been removed.
leaving only the red and white stripes A
most important member Of the party was
Ben, a brindle bulldog. who was gayly
decked out with the MuItnomah colors
Inc necessary noise of such an outfit was
supplied by fish horns and well-primed
thToats, which shouted "Rah rah Multi
no-mah y until they seemed ready to split.
Inc signal victory of the Portland team
was all that was needed to bring the en-
thusiasm OF its hackers TO a climax. and
without further ado they ''took the town."
as all the Tacomans are ready to admit.
FRANK X. Atkins who defeated Ed c.
Sharp yesterday at the Y. N. C. A gym
naslum in high jumping contest, IS one
OF the nnest all-round athletes on the Pa
chic coast. He not only holds the cham
pionshlp OF the association for high Jump
Ing, but also wears gold medal which he
captured for the best all-round work at
the Y. NJ. G. A. field sports. In addition
to excelling in jumping he is leader in
vauiting, sprinting and other lines of ath-
Ietlc work, is an excellent baseball and
tennis player, and tirst-class shot His
competitor young Sharp has also some most
excellent material in him, and with age
and experience is bound to make his mark.
His practice work in high jumping was
generally thought to excel that OF Atkins,
but In public contest the youngster seems
to lose confidence, and certainly does not
do himself justice. With the overcoming
OF this fault he would rank with the best
Glsbert Waescher, of Alexandria, Mimi,
will attempt to ride horseback around the
world in 500 days. Waescher proposes to
start from Chicago on February 1, 1892.
His route will be from Chicago TO New
\ ork and then to Havre, France. He ex-
poets to reach France in March. Waescher
will then ride from Havre TO Berlin via
Paris. and then to Moscow. Russia which
place he expects TO reach in June. From
there he will proceed to Russian ST.
IBERIA, then to Western China, and
then to Pekin. He expects TO reach
the Chinese capital in February 1893.
He will then put his horse on board
steamship and proceed 20 San Francisco.
He will cross the Rocky mountains over
the old Pacific trail TO Chicago, where he
expects to arrive in July Waescher
stands 6 feet inches in height and weighs
lS5 pounds. He was born in the province
OF Westphalia, Germany, on January s,
1856. He will take his own horse for the
journey, and expects to bring it back to
exhibit at the Worlds fair, if the animal
survives the trip.
The international tug-of-war over which
the people of San Francisco went wild,
has proven failure in New York city
Messrs. Mcneil and Sanderson, who sue
cessfully managed the contest on the Pa
citic coast, spent 1000 in the metropolis
and took in about 81, 200 gate receipts.
The Cartaret Club and several represen-
tatives of the New York daily press are at
loggerheads over an alleged breach of
faith of the latter in publishing an ac-
count of a shooting match on the clubs
grounds. The rules of the club positively
forbid any reports of shooting on the
grounds. The reporters were informed of
this fact and requested to make no men
ton of the match in their papers, but were
asked to remain and witness the shooting
as guests of the club. They remained, but
the next day their papers had full report
of the shooting. Hereafter the Cartaret
Club grounds will be closed to newspaper
men.
Bernard j. McGovern, Trenton, n. j.,
athlete. recently put up pair of eight
pound bells l. III times without stop in
twenty minutes and thirty seconds.
Frank Ives. the young Napoleon of
billiards. has in charge Young Harrison,
the phenomenon, who has startled Portland
by his wonderful work with the worries.
Al Sphinx, who was ranked as the best
player on the Coast, found his match when
he went against Harrison not long since.
Ives, who is himself but newcomer in
the billiard world, has made a commenda-
bic offer to Harrison to go to Chicago,
where he will have an opportunity to
develop his talent.