The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-18
T1LLPROTESTCONNOR
|0arged That He Ran at What.
nom Under Another Name.
PROOF AGAINST
- Irenaman, Instead ~ Prof.
6roso, TO Act a. Starter at To.
morrow's Games.

- greatest athletic event IN she AZ.
- ~ amateur athletic sport for 1895 u1,I
-. rsece a. the i. ". G. A. park TO-
-crrcw astsrnoSl. commencing a. 2
cock
rs.s overt Is called tire ct1a-np.on~s1io
! ~snes Of the Pacific NortnweS. Assocys-
= q the Amateur Athletic L mon Of tha
rrs.eS S.ztes. and brings together the
! .ssu.Dsons end ex-chanpions. This year
| Asrs 4 unusual interest being manifesto.
,eeauxe o. TIE Struggle between Seattle
"a Portland over he games. and because
. are s going 20 b the greatest lls-yard
s.oe ever deem in this section IL Is the
rssurscn OF the games committee 10 have
~ track 10 record-breaking condition.
"a fsss viii give C0Rnor. OF the Seattle
I'm, C. A.. and Eddie Dickson. OF tho
~scona Athletic Club. an opportunity. not
se:y 10 settle q he much-lnoote5 question
u supremacy. but also 10 break the rec
srs AZ he association. 10 2-5. he'd by Full
= a Nu;nonah. II Is unfortunate tina.
rures. n 4. a. c.. Is unable TO be pres
~. bat IN his place will be Rosenberg an4
rcyre, both o. whom ere very fast. Con-
ssr or Dickson. however. should win. but
Z n a hard MISTER 70 say which on.
ronuor Il confident OF bea ting his young
r opponens. while on the other hani
1sckson Is equally confident that he siil
re Some idea OF She Intense interest n
rs ore rare may DC gained when II il
| known tia, z. F. Green the new fhlef.o
instructor at the T. NJ G. A. who Is a
ezrFer 20 all OF he athletes. VAS not
tcce5sah.e 70 the r. A. e. as starter.
cd the games committee finally selected
Prof. T-snaman. Of the Seattle Athlete
C.sb. 70 acs In his stead
"a
fL.hlsiic Club has anything personally
sssns; Mr.. Green. President curtiss. Of
Ge p y. A.. teiegraphsd 10 w II. Lewis
yesterday thai the Tacoma Athletic CLUB
preferred TO have starter that was not
eonasc;ed In any way with the Y. ". G. A.
a. saIch Conn0r Is member The idea
As conveyed was that owing 10 the great
snttrest In Che race between Counor and
Dickson. the T. A. G. men desired a man
10 star; them who was not interested in
sAe slightest with one runner or the other
Mr. C,irtiss said that Prof. Trenaman or
| n. B. Goodwin would be satisfactory. The
rsnm.t.ee was Immediately called to-
s..hsr. and TIE Y II. e. A. men said they
ss,e wiling 70 accept Trenaman. This
s,i,.ss t. and ne will do the starting
G. @. Rowe. T. a. G.. vas selected 10
e: a. referee c. p. curtgs= was slated.
b. the secre, Of the matter IL that there
vas either open or subdaed opposition
rem Ma.,nomsh. and so Rowe was sub
g.tated President Curtlss vas no; anxi-
ELS 10 have the position anyway. and VIII
at as field Judge.
The protest committee VIII meet tonight
.. the 5. a. c.. and according 10 the un-
ee.xsanding OF some the annual meeting
II the y. y. ~ Will also be held later
+ the evening. The principal matter for
lse protest committee 10 decide is the ac-
g4satioa tina. II. III. Conner was al What
cen las, July and took part in athletic
games under the name OF Campbell. There
8 10 doubt that the men who have made
ssdas.is tina; they saw Common there
tasak they are right. AS matter of fact
taey are mistaken. Connor worked In the
ssa.poslng room az the observation-disclosures
gat o'clock Or after on the morning
q Jaiy 4 Al O'Clock IN the morning.
lily 4. Con Schnitt. Of the Post-intelii-
ssnear composing room, saw Conner Ia
front OF the Stag saloon. Pioneer place.
Between II and - o'clock. July 4. Gus
zsmps. the barber and boxer. shaved Con-
soT 81 his shop on Occidental avenue Be
tween and 3 O'Clock In the after
room Of Ju.y Bert Foy. the electrician OF
tie Post-In;elligencer. Was with Common
o. the street near the Post-IutelligenceT
e1ee. In tho evening OF July Connor
was With HIS wlfe az Lcsch park. Pro-
i-eSOr Shank, 81 the fremont house. viii
swsar that coanor was in Seattle July T.
sezaoT says that he never met the man
FAMED Oakes. who says he saw Connor at
Ehaseom From this IL Will be seen that
gsnsor could not have possibly been IN
EAslcon.