The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-28
Of ". FIELD DAY.
. Urst Annual Meet = Big
Success.
ewoao THE STAR or THE DAY
- second with Ono Point I1ess,
'wvv Third Pretty Girls Cheer
the A hIetes.

-,-,av yosng atsieses q the Uni
- Washington were In their glory
,s~v sfternoon, and the way they
- tracks that were anything but
~ed that the meet would has.
s~~rnaiIy hot under such conditions
- = desired On field days.
-p~ mis- by the score. dressed In
~~S6r~ new spring costumes, were
xs- - peShaps this had something to
<S ssxking the ambitious ashieses
49, q sboy, the sticks and stones that
Srrvr along throughout the long
s--s. running course. and the hills and
49, ef1t marked the upward course
~ smLvard dash. Taking all things
srrnfd<Yef.on, the University Of
S->,~r1m may well De proud Of Ms
~ - Geld day sports.
A the f5eet-footed long -dtstance
- - the special star OF the day,
= 70 erueed more points than any Other
--s~r1nne. Andrews came second with
~ er1e1 less. and then came Burrows.
ae6,rUv I'D wonders when II IL rsmem-
- at he was put on scratch In all the
s~s~1.r evssts he entered. II II had been
~. e11-fashioned contest where every
~ eood % his merits without the kindly
sa = ~ handicapper. Andrews would
- onrrted on the silver medal given by
- ueasen. instead OF Morford-
- wmes were scheduled 20 commence
= 86oct. but there was the usual de-
re. rlnajly everything was ready. and
| = At1Msen. who acted as both clerk
| z n eusrse. announcer and incidentally
161f - and bottle washer. called out
/ ~ snulrants for honors IN the tgD-ymrd
- lefesee Inverzrity took his position
At I..An&o yoola.
- ooystcned the tape. Then Prof.
~ nsgyser got out his stop watch ana
- tooAy ~ the fnlsh end OF the line.
11loapper Durham in the meantime had
- ~ Der, and Starter earle d.d his
| - = olart them. Unfortunately, he had
roael that vent OF at such times - II
| - 3 fnncy. so on several occasions II
- moooeible TO catch the time.
| NJ The games we're over the boys
- nfD tbs armory. where the prises
~ northumberland Ed Aeany lost his
nnsry Of events:
1OO-Yari RIM.
NJ PRIZE. golf cap. donated By z. c.
10y; second prize. pair Of tennis
k6]ss. with handIcapa-G. T. Andrews.
Onleh. Aorford. Weatherwax. bob"
N0Mx. yard; T. o. veser. G. w. Sutton,
4 cyooknl. Walton, Calhoun. 2 yards;
lnssus. A. G. Hill. c. E. Hal. Palmer. n.
B Abrams. . yards.
mi heat--Won by Andrews. Burrows
0ouod: time. ia seconds second heat,
- by Weatherwax. Palmer second:
- nOt taken, as the gun only snapped:
~ heat won by Calhoun. N. Abrams
u1on9: time. III seconds.
nj heat--Won by Andrews. Weather
p! second. Abrams third. Time. l03. sec
~
Al The hrst set on the final run. Bur
Nm broke over. On the next two s.setS'
Asdrexn left the mark, and was put hack,
aas giving him unusual odds to overcome.
n tAs snap mot report all got away ex-
tRt Calhoun. who did not hear the ham,
( ~ come down on the cartridge. Wealth
assx made q surprisingly good run. but
1M5 Hoss' Andrews came up hill to the
lash Garrison-llke. and won out by four
. NJ Weatherwax being slightly ahead Of
Abrams. who ran we'll.
3eO-Yard Rum.
tnst prise. pair golf hose. donated by
usfdy-Hall Arms Company: second. bottle
triuns Quick Drug Company.
Entries and hand.caps--Andrews.
k5aishi Merford, . yards: sutton. 4 yards;