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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-19
FIVE RECORDS DOWN.
Extraordinary Results Of the
intercollegiate Games.
PRINCETON BEATS COLUMBIA.
University OF Pennsylvania and rnf-
versity OF California Tied-Yale
Beats Princeton at Ball.

Tacoma, May Sat the annual games
of the Western Washington InTer-coliegi-
ate Association held here today Ave asSo-
citation records were broken. They were
as follows:
Fifty-yard dash. 5 Is seconds. by r. II.
Hin, Whitworth college: previous record,
. seconds.
Mile run. 5:41i2 f. c. Purvis. whitworth
college; previous record, 5;4s Is
Pole vault. s feet II inches. ]. Kennedy,
Nhitworth college; previous record. feet
inches.
Two hundred and twenty yard hurdle. 70
seconds. r. c. Purvis; previous record. 81
seconds.
Putting r2-pound shot, 40 feet 5 inches.
G. T. Gregg, whitworth college; previous
record. s. feet 8 inches.
The winners were:
Fifty-yard dash-Hnl Sumner. won;
Martin, Sumner, second; Chestnut, Ia
coma, third Time, 5 Is seconds.
Running high jump-Atkins. Seattle.
won. feet Ia inches; Larson, Seattle. Sec
ond; Simpson. Nashon, third.
Standing broad tump-H. Brumbach.
Sumner, won, feet 10 inches: Hands=ik-
er, Tacoma, second; Crockett, Seattle,
third.
One hundred yard dassh-Martin. sum-
ner, won. Hill. Sumner. second; Andrews.
Seattle. third. Time, 10 Is seconds
Mile run-Purvis. Sumner won; Welsh.
Tacoma. second; Brown, Tacoma. third.
Time ) minutes IL seconds.
Pole vault-HiH, Sumner, Won. feet
inches; Kennedy. second: Brewer, third
Standing high jump-Larson. Seattle,
won, feet inches; Wilgus, Seattle. Sec
ond; Jones. Nashon, third.
Throwing l2-pound hammer--R. Nichols.
ST attic. won, 50 feet iTc,aes; Gregg. sum-
ner. second: Whiuworth. Sumner. third
440-yard run--Martin, Sumner, won; An
drews. Seattle. second: Ask. Seattle, third
Time, 56Is seconds.
220-yard hurdle Pgrvis. Sumner. won:
Stewart, Sumner, second: Welsh, Tacoma.
third. Time. 80 seconds.
Running broad jump-Atkins, Seattle,
won, 70 feet l inch; Austin. Seattle, sec
ond: Brumhach. Summer, third.
Putting 12-pound shot-Gresg, Sumner,
won. 40 feet inches: Larson. Seattle. Sec
ond. Nichols, Seattle third.
Hop. step and jump-Atkins. Seattle.
won. 40 feet 5i2 inches: Austin, Seattle,
second: Handsaker. Tacoma, third.
Mile relay race-Seattle team, G. An
drews. +. Q. Freeburger. c. NJ. Larson.
William Ask. won Sumner team second.
Time. minutes 30 seconds.
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THE AMERICAS CUP.
Can We Keep 1t on This Side OF the
Wutcrs

The sporting event par excellence OF
the year. the one of most importance TO
Americans. is the contest for the Amer
icas cup, which Will take place on the
ocean course of the New York Yacht
club between the eth and 1ith OF next
September.
The visible prize Of this contest IS the
cup offered by the queen Of England, In
ISL, for competition among the yachts
Of all nations. II was valued then al one
hundred sovereigns. Plate Of this charac-
ter is frequently over-valued. I have no
doubt that many American silversmiths
w'olld BE- glad TO duplicate his cup for
500.
Since the cup was won by the yacht
America. in the regatta from Cowes,
around the Isle Of Wight. August ? ISL
the English have made seven unsucccss-
full attempts 20 recover it, and the ex-
pense attendant upon these futile at
tempts has been over 81 000.00o The
eighth attempt will be made at the cost
20 Lord Dunraven and the other MEM
hers Of HIS English syndicate OF not less
than $4,000.
In the attempts to wrest the cup from
AS sixteen races have been sailed. IN all
kinds % weather and az these only one
was won by the English representative
That one was taken by the Livonia, in
her race against the Columbia. October ~
1871. The Columbia was disabled. The
day before she had beaten her competito
nearly eleven minutes. IN the succeeding
races 81 the series the Sappho took the
Columb.as place and heat the LIvonia
with ease.
II is needless 70 state that the English
would not have spent 1.-THE OF the
money r. has cost them to try TO regain the
cup merely because OF lis intrinsic or
sentimental value. They are too practi-
cal for that. They know that the cup IS
the visible emblem Of naval s1perioritv
ana that while Il remains IN our posses
sion the claim that England - the great
est shiphuil3lng nation IN the world is
refuted by the fact that we won the cup
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the credits accorded its members not only
tn the matter 90 dues. but also In way OF
nou-psymeut OF their bills FOR eatables.
driukahles and smckahl0s.
After the Manhattan Athletic Club had
been defupct for nearly two years the
superb club house was tenantless and
prontIess. It's owners could not adapt IL
20 other purposes except az a great eX-
pcnditure OF money. II was a dead loss
on their hands During one OF his fire.
quent trips 20 New York Charles II. Gen
singer. who Rad been in the blank hook
and stationery business IN New Orleans.
and also concerned IN the MANAGEMENT
o. at least two or Sc boxing clubS. con
ceived tho idea Of reviving the cl1ih. and
utilizing SIS grand club house upon
novel plan.
NIr Gonsiiuger reasoned IN this wise:
''If a man haa the only harr0oom res
taurant. cigar shop and BILLIARD hail
bathroom an& gymnasium IN town or
EUoo inhabitants. they would he 20 him
4 vertshle mint. It'S true that half of
she 500 people would ne females from
whom ha would derive 10 revenue and
~ the remaining 25oa half would be
minors bat the money spent by she T. go
cHCibIes would yield 10 him a treneu-
douS urodt. Here" said he 70 himself
''is THIS splendid structure. complete IN
every detail. and big enough 20 accom-
MEDIATE 2eN members. can set possess
ing i Wiu organize club. and 20 get
members I W.fl take in I. 80 goo9 fellows
ami money speuiers. free gratis for ucth-
irE iu tho way 81 initiation fees ard dues
for The first year They will recruit
other members 70 whom I viii make the
Initiation fees ANA dUes very moderate.
Will permit no credits FOR cafe or other
supplies. Everything mus; ne paid for as
soon as obtained. I Will not only have an
athietk, club house olt n vaudeville the
8ter as we'll art I vii have big patron
aee daring all but sleeping hours o. the
day
Mr. Gensl.aEer dl5n't have more than
s. oao - carry out This brilliant idea. bat
he had the energy ~ haif a dozen Chsea~
20 druuwe~s, lie worked hard ana or
ranized 'Tae Pisua Association" Sal5
he- ~ yo1 want 10 make money cut %
a brand rew railroad yog must sell as
much ~ .ts stceNS and bonds IS Won can
theu No- r~-aG.Ee "A construct ien coms-
pany' on fr- iuS!3e- This company baN3s
she reaa ac4 gets he hulk OF g1e stock
ana bonds - SIS ray." THE pia2A As
ISOLATION" w. ANA IS Cens}iuEer's ,an-
strucl}ea company. Through ore means
,s~ other De sot A tot - inrf rental peorle
- so ia Wlth HIM. AMI the frss ,hInE New
York kaew -'TEe New Manhattan Arh-
1ett. Cfuh" spgarx fnto existence. Gen
20 SIX weeks after she aoars OF the CiGo
house BAD oe*a reopcned. nearly 2-ooa
rssrrsse~s vsre on foytnE its acro1-nola-
tlors ana }uxuries-
Isca = fatal mistake vas made. Cen
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sszarnpsoa % she Worle' Co-bett a. rre~-
Ell Claims = ard should - fight Jarx-
son ara oe beaten BY rim. the negro
Nousa a. once assume the honor. ard even
sRo'ai4 Corbest meet FsrzsfH1nons after
ward and suffer defeat. Bob ves1fa nj OBJ
tain the title he signed TO fight Tor.
AessrE. Rschar6 Croker and NfchaeI r.
DWysr T4o are TOW engaged n racing
string OF American horses or che English
turf. are not finding the sport as proats-
Die as Tney HOPED They have won some
races. L r. true. hut their successes i'm
rredia'eIy alarmed the bold Brifons Your
E1glisamaa is the greatest Joseph Sur
face r. tne world. THIS IS especially true
o. your sporting Eugiishman- In theory
ne Is the most rnegnanim0us creature
alive a fair field AMI no favor and
May the besE mar win" ara his favorite
sentiments. huE. alas hts practices are
not always in accord with his texts or
his theories When you touch his pocket
nerve you send a shock through his sys-
TEN that arouses all his cupsdlfy into alb
normal activity Then ne befhlnks him
% his other mAxirn-''win. tie, or wran-
gle" He Il then ike the moraliat who
admouished his scion: My son. ger
money honestly. e you csn-but get
money" Johnny Bull does not propose
20 permit any one 10 deprive him OF his
dearly loved pounds. shlIhugs and pence
II ne can help II. and especially or his
own ground, where ne has the game IN
his OWE hands. Accordingly, his handi-
cappers are Imposing the American
horses with crushing amounts OF weight.
with the result that they have had 20 be
scratched OUT OF many events In which
they were entered 10 run or encounter
certain defeat Socially. the ex-Tam-
many chieftain ana his partner have been
well received by the English turfmen,
but think Il was Richard Ill who said:
a man may smile. and murder while he
smiles"
In one way the trip TO England OF
Messrs- Croker and Dwyer NAV be OF
benefit TO Us. We In New York have
been too subserv!ent 70 the English and
to foreigners in general. We have acted
as IL anything Ia the mother country
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ballard schoolboys. Foot Races.

The foot races for boys In the Ballard
schools at the close of the term were as
follows:
Large boys. 35-yard dash-Won by Ray
Peabody; time, 4 2-5 seconds. Prize, SIS
baseball. by Ballard Pharmacy.
Boys under Il years. 35-yard dash-Won
by Richard Crook time. ~ seconds.
Prize, baseball suit. A. W. Preston.
Relay race $50 yards. two boys on a
side-A draw. as follows: Ray Peabody
vs. Frank Hopkins won by Peabody:
John Johnson VS.. Ell Hamblet, won by
Hamblet. Prize, 1915, given by Sutherland
& Guy and Murphy & Connors. Time,
> minutes y seconds. Prize divided.
Two hundred and twenty yards. for boys
under II years-Won by Richard Crook.
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BASEBALL.
National League Games.

81 Louis May 1s-St. Louis !. base st.s
II. errors 3: Baltimore 9. base hits "A, err
rors /.
Batterfes-Staley ard Miller: Gleason.
Esper and Robinson.
Pittsourg MAY 1S.-Pftsburg Z, base
hits L. errors =; New York 4. base hits Z,
errors Z.
Batteries-Kinslow and Hart: Farrell
and Meekin-
Cleveland May 1s.-CIevelani Z base
hits 10. errors 3; Philadelphia 2. base hits
II. errors /.
Batteries-OConnor and Wallace: Gle
ments and McCil
Cincinnati. May 1S-Cincinnata Q. base
hits 9. errors l; Washington 4. base hits
Z, errors 3.
Batteries-MerT-itt and Dwyer; Mcclure,
Stockdale and Malarkey.
Chicago. May i8.-Chicago g. base hits
II. errors 2; Brooklyn 6. base hits Il. err
rors .
Bauteries-Hutchinso and Donahue:
Kennedy and Daily.
Louisville, May 18-Louisville o. base
hits S. errors 2 Boston l, base hits g. er-
rors 2
Bauteries-iwe lch and NcDermott: Gam
Eel and Nichols.
Following is the standing OF the Ma
tional League clubs:
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The Britannia Beats the Ailsa.

Grayesend, England. May 1S.-The Ailsa
and Britannia started again today in the
race for the prizes offered by the Royal
Thames Yacht Club. The course was the
same as yesterday. from Grayesend 20
and around buoys beyond the south end
and back here. about fifty miles. AL
though the Britannia got away in the
weather berth. the Ailsa soon had lead
of ten seconds. The Britannia. however,
beautifully handled. crept up TO the Ailsa.
and when she passed south she had left
Walkers cutter far behind. The time at
the finish was: Britannia. hours, So
minutes; Ailsa, hours. So minutes. 3 sec
onds. Consequently the Britannia won
by ! minute and 3 seconds, but the Ailsa
allowed her 2 minutes IL seconds. Thus
the Britannia won by minutes. Al sec
ords
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SPORTING NOTES.

~ the Louisville races Saturday the
winners We're: Four fIrlongs Myrtle
Hardness. 81: six fuTtougs. selling. Santa
cruz. 1:l5ia. SIX furlougs Ia ufficap The
CommoneT. 1.l6, Kentucky Oaks stakes.
ten furloncs Nolador 2fs2: five fur
longs, selling. The Winner. 1:0ias.
At the san Francisco races Saturday
the winners were, Five flrlol4gs. han
7!cap vgO-year-ollS Perhaps I on.
sight furlonRs. selling. Emma Mack. 43.
handicap ten furlougs. Oakland, 20914
SsteeDl eC.Iase. twelve fuTlOnGs, Mestor,
3:22s4 SIX furiongs, selling, Sir Richard.
Il4a.
a the Gravess.erd races Saturday the
winners We're: Eight furiongs. Ajax. Ia.
eight and a half fGrlongs, Langdon, l.5ll2
Hudson stakes. i've furiongs. Applegate.
LIS. Carleton stakes. eight furlongs,
Counter Tenor. i.His. four ami A half
furlougs Refugee .55l2; SIX 9urlongs,
Stephen, 1:l5s.
A. The Philadelphia races Saturday the
Wazee. 1.54 80; Lima handicap. for hun
terS. tWo miles, Fireworks. 3:55 Is: twelve
fu~3ougs for three-yeaT rods. Jflt, 2.sss
Newspaper handicap, hurdle race, two
miles. over eight hurdles. -. john, 1885,
Ivan Fox cup. han1icap. sweepstakes for
Groveiand. So: Radrer handicap, S-eep3e-
chase about three and a half miles Imp
Lady Raymond. s.l3.
A. the s. Louis races Saturday the
winners were Six and a half furlougS,
Ace. 144: seven and a half furlongs,
Jose l.. I-$.&. NILE and seventy yards
te1s Stree Railway stakes, sumo. % 4.
SIX furlougS gentlemen riders, Cu-aa-de.r.
! stie. n-rl<s ftgr}eDgs. Florence !, Isl.
nine fGr.o- IS. Janus. 1+seaz- The attend
ance vas 5000.
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from A fleet % The best p-ozucts o.
EuElan3s most capable naval designers
ana constructors. and for nearly half a
century We have laughed - Scovn their
attempts - wiu & hack
Before the war American built ships
snd steamers were the fastest. the finest
and the most profitable that 1oare-i. Hun
2vefls @ thousands 81 dollars We're s-,enr
aHuually in this country by foreign na-
lions and citizens FOR vessels TIE cfxfi
war AMI me change in TIRE material cor
str5scstoa from wood 70 iro1 enabled Eng
land 20 become almost supreme n ship
building change has taken Dlace in
tt,e last ten wears America Is aEain
forging "a the frort as shipouUd.rE "a
t{oa-
oar rev var steamers "a exceed g.
sr.eet armament and ability 70 travel
long distances without recoalirE those ~
any other nation. China AM Japan Wal
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Bayare of 0intments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury.

AZ mercury Will surely destroy the sense
~ smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering IL through
the mucous surfaces. Suen articles should
yavs- b. used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
+hav viii do IS ten fold 10 the good YOU
can possibly derive from them Hairs
CatarTh Cure, manufactured By =. J..
cheney & Co. Toledo. O. contains no
mercury. and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. In buying Halls
1,artarrh Cure be sure you get the ge1u-
tue. II Is taken internally, ard made IN
Tols4o. Ohio. by +. J. Cheney * CD.
Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. price. &c per bottle.
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Excusabie.

Miss Johnson eindignantly)-Jirn Jack
son. yo' brack trash how Oar yo can on
me- when intoxicatedE
NJ jackson O1umbly)-Miss Johnson.
..o. rors' 'seuSe me. | tended toe ask
%, vo. han aoenlgl3t and took a few
drinks fo'mah nerves.
Miss Johnson tsoftiy chiding)-W a-al.
va surely has got nerve toe do dat;
b,,t-er-vgnad was 20 gwine toe say.
deah Mr. Jackson, when / interrupted
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EfrNcln Records Ernl.en

Los Angeles May 1S-Fritz Lacy. local
rider. today lowered the twenty mile
competition race. worlds record. held by
l.. :. Meintjes, made at Chicago Angus:
4, 1894. Lacy's time was 1896 3-5. The
record made by Melntjes was 1:O4:34 3-5.
The race was run under the auspices OF
the training league Of the Los Angeles
wheelmeu. Emil UTRECHT was second and
claimed that an unjust decision lost him
the race. The track was in excellent con-
dltion and the weather fine.
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Yale Defeats Harvard.

Cambridge, Mass. May 1S.-Yale won
the dual games from Harvard this after
noon, scoring S. points to the crimson's
Al The afternoon was cold and gloomy
and the track little heavy. Capt
Hickok outdid himself by breaking the
dual records for the shot and hammer
events by wide margin. and lettering
the intercollegiate record. as well az in
the events. In the pole vaulting young
Billy Hoyt. of Harvard. cleared eleven
feet, which Is higher than the lnter-col-
legiats record by good margin.
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Princeton Defeats Columbia.

Williams Bridge. n. Y, May lS.-For the
third time In four years the-tigers Of
Princeton today defeated the Columbia
boys In trials OF speed and muscle at the
annual athletic games held here on the
Columbia oval by score of ga 70 42la.
Tho features OF the days sports were the
wonderful burst of speed exhibited by
Bogert of Columbia in the finish OF the
mile walk and the breaking of the inter-
collegfate two-rpile bicycle record by
Fearing OF Columbia, who sped over the
distance in Soc 3-5.
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Yale Defeats Princeton at Ball.

New Haven. Conn. May 1S.-Yale de-
<eated Princeton in Il very exciting game
this afternoon. II was pitchers battle,
honor-s about even with Carter and Alt
man. Yale ]. base hits 3. errors 3; Prince
ton o. base hits I, errors g.
Hsatteries-.AItnnan and Williams: Carter.
TSr1tfeau and DronNay.
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The :. \. c. Needs Baseball Battery

Baseball Manager Emmett Russell says
that the Seattle Athltc Club Is having
some difficulty in getting "a perfect bat
terry that can be on hand to practice
every afternoon. but progress IS being
made and he expects 10 have a good team
70 take 70 Victoria, where In all pr0ba-
hillty TWO games viii ne PLAYED, one May
9. and the other May "A.
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Throwing the alammer-'Eidgren, Cali
fornia. won. Il6 feet; Cressinger. Il. OF
p second. IS feet inches.
Pole vault-Bucholz, L.. OF p, won, 10
feet ga inches: Stewart, u. of P.. Sec
ond 10 feet 5Is inches.
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The ManhattanAthietic club house in
New York is one OF the finest structures
Of the kind in the world. The club for
which Il was erected went out of exist
ence through debt. For several years II
famed through the athletic armament
like a brilliant meteor. then II fiickered
awhile. and. after there was total dark
ness Its debts were incurred through
tie cost attendant upon maintaining ex-
penslve teams Of professional amateurs
II you can comprehend that paradox-to
represent IL against It's hated rival. the
New York Athletic Club. and because OF
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BY the way genial John Habberton. the
author Of 'TEeIen's Babies" and OF that
charming play Deacon Crankitt." recent
b told ne me following story: some
years ago vas ia Boston. on my way TO
nay a visit 70 whittier. who, / am proud
10 xay. was my friend. While there
stopped into the Office Of the Boston Pilot
10 talk 70 the lamented John Boyle O'RelI-
~. then editor OF that famous religious
uzper / found him hard a. work, and in
response 20 my request that he accompany
ne 70 Whittier's. he replied. My. dear
Jack. viii be only too pleased 70 go To-
morrow, but today / am hard at work on
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THE WORLD OF SPORT.
Pathetic Spectacle Of the Wreck
of Jake kilrain.
AMERICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND
why Croker and Dwyer Scratched,
Their Entries-The Corbett-Fftz-
simmons Match.

Some men are old before they are e..
ath9rs are young a. 70 John l.. Sullivan
Is a preulaf ureiy Old man. he Is not yet -.
f,lit afs hair is iron-gray and in many re-
s.ects be il . physical wreck. Jake kflra in
l. pre-natureiy aged. though not 70 such
az extent as Is his conqusror Of but FIVE
years ago. II The veteran Tags superfsu-
Gus o. The drama &c sage. the pugi ist who
E.lrns both ends Of hts candle at once has
70 bushes 81 tha ring. Poor KfiraEn has
s8rnd this out. lie has recently been bea &
~ AZ Coney Island BY Steve O'DonneIl.
VINO az . IS not nearly so good as Jake
was az his age. Verify. IN athletics as in,
everything else virtue and temperance are
their own rewards.
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Reds rs. NonpareSls at Madison base
ball park O'Clock today. Look out for
an exciting game, as both Seams ara out
for blood Admission. = cents
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or from abroad" must necessarily be
better than a native product. II the ex-
ample set by the English handIcappers
arouses in us a proper degree OF pride,
resentment and patriotic impulse. the
money lost by our representatives will
not be wasted