The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-03
CANES TO COME HERE.
President Curtiss Sustains Mr..
Lewis Protest.
SAC. sN0Y.m.c.A co-opsRaTE
The Championship Meet "a BE Held in
This City sepsera he~ 10. Under the
Auspices OF the Former.

Tia championship games % she Pacific
NortnEess Association % the Amateur
Ata3eDe 4 MON are 70 he held in this city
AFTER aiA THIS news. Wnich wgH BE- hailed
VIA aeAsat by al athiettc members u
Shs Seattle Athletic CIuh. Y. NJ e. a. ard
4Scos1a Athletic C1ua. ca me 20 ligh. yes
tefcay Wien * was learned mat President
t1rtasS. q TIE +. n A.. had seat 3 con-
municaFion 20 Secretary WInest ST Port
aAsad notifying h{ua thar the protest en-
Tered against TIE :. 4. &. heiuE allowed
% give ap re games was well taken and
could not Ae ignored.
In the course Of MS letter President Cur
uss said thai Secretary N{iiefL was ua-
eoupteaiy Flgat IN taxing tAe position thar
me new members oE the board 81 mana
gers eous4 not take part IN the mail vote
as 10 " neither the championship meet should
90 % Portland or Seattle. Continuing. he
said.
Bat since we cannot go back % the CON
stltutioR and bylaws OF our association.
we must entertain Mr. Lewis latest pro-
test. which I enclose.
According to article s, section I. OF the
bylaws. al least thirty days notice must
- given as 70 time ami place FOR the hold
ing OF championship games. and since the
association cannot give such notice q
change 10 Portland the chair must decide
tfat the Seattle Athletic Club 70 whom
the games we're originally assigned. muss
conduct them a. Seattle, September y.
IsSs'
In conclusion. President curtiss remark
Ell that the ;. a. g WAS ready 10 go ahead
with the games and that with the cooper
alton OF the y NJ. (. \. and other clubs
OF the association, 1t would make them a
grand success.
Following are those who have been sp-
pointed as members OF the games commit
tee: a +. Grafton. r. \. c: J. s. Geld
~ - -s~4.s - A 4
J. =. TAYLOR. :. "A. C. l.. J.. Goldsmith, II
A. y. c.: ". II. Lewis. Seattle Y. NJ. c.
a; g W. Willett Portland First ReEi-
ment A. A. c: II. +. Judge. II. \. a. G.
Two more members are 10 be appointed
from the Seattle Y. 81. c. A. and then the
committee will be complete
when the championship games were
awarded 10 the ). \. & last spring tho club
Was congratulated on all sides for its en-
terprise IN bringing TO Seattle the great
yearly event OF the r y. A. Later ia the
season. when Il was given out that the -
a. c. had given up the games. there were
expressions OF regret heard equal 10 the
congratulatory remarks In the spring.
There s no question that a large number
OF the members of the ;. A. {. will be glad
to know that the s. a. g. VIII he called
upon 70 carry out the original programme.
Those who were interested In athletics
felt that when the club said II did not care
10 give the meet IL Was putting Itself IN
the position OF accepting a great. big
black eye IN the athletic world.
Now that Il Is settled that the club viii
give the games and that the Y. NJ. (. A.
VIII cooperate. ii becomes the duty OF all
TO do what they can TO make the meet a
grand success II IS not a long time TO
September 10, so the work must be done
with hearty good will and in such way
as viii bring out good crowd.