The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-04
GOOD RECORD MADE.
Seattle Athletic Club Ends a
Notable Year.
VICTORIOUS ON MANY FIELDS,
New Facilities for Athletics Needed
Good Financial Condition-Ths
Football Cup Handed Over.

The annual meeting OF the Seattle Ath-
Ietic Club was held in the gymnasium Of
The club house yesterday evening and
about 30 members we're present
President J. c. Goldsmith presided and
opened the meeting by g few remarks con-
corning the record that the club had msie
during the past year in athletic sports and
the fiourishing state IN y hich IL now found
itself. He called attention 10 the fact that
the club had more than held its own
financially Ia spite OF the hard times.
and that il vas in fair way
10 greatly add 10 its gymnasium
resources BY the addition of the
new running track In baseball il had Ge-
feated Stanford and held its own with
Portland. In rowing the crew had sur
passed the expectations even Of its friends
and for the coming season the club will
have Junior as well as a senior crew in
the field. The only thing really lacking
Is a field and a track nearer than Madison
street and this will probably be obtained
for the coming season. The record of the
football team is TOO recent for partlculariza-
ton, bat the whole years record Is one
that the club may well be proud OF and
has been the pride Of everyone IN Seattle,
whether q member of the club or not.
Secretary Il. V. V. Bean followed with
his report for the past year, in which he
gave the present active membership OF the
c.uo at AT. He also stated that during
the past year forty-four members had been
expelled. l54 new members had been ad-
mitted and three deaths had occurred. In
addition 10 this thirty-seyen junior MEM
bers had been added 10 the club roster.
The attendance at the club had been
fairly good during the past year and the
gymnasium well patronized.
PM r. Kelley. As treasurer, gave most
satisfactory statement Of the financial
condition OF the club, showing that over
and above all expenses IL Was about 500
TO the good, and was taking in an average
of over 81 400 monthly.
After short discussion OF G. ub topics
by the members. three rousing cheers
were given for Captains George Russeil
and Ballet. The latter then made a short
speech, In which ne remarked that the
number of games played and the number
of victories won by the home team this
year we're identical. and passed the Great
Northern challenge cup TO George h, Car
ter, who formally presented IL to the club
and said a few words apropos of the Port
land game.
Mr.. Carter dwelt upon the development
OF the Seattle Athletic Club, and stated
that the club had at last reached q crisis in
its history, thar the history of the con-
tests between Portland and Seattle had
shown that the clubs had drawn more and
more apart and that on the question of
pure amateur athletics the gap VAS con-
stantly widening between the two
teams. and that the time had now come
for Seattle 10 take a stand for pure sth-
letics and fair play. Referring to the pro-
test of Cobb by the Portland team, Mr..
Carter said that these matters were always
decided weeks before the game in the
East and that protesting at the game or
playing under protest was unsportsman-
like and absurd. Turning TO the Great
Northern cup. he said that. although he
hoped and expected that the club would
win many such trophies, he had rather
lose them all than have 1t rumored in any
way that they were not fairly won. and
advocated that an investigation be in
stituted. If it was true, as he had heard,
that the Multonomahs claimed that the
cup had not been won in fair and open
game.
After cheers by the football members
present. the meeting adjourned.