The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-14
THE MERCURY FOOT.
Championship Games Here
Next Saturday.
GETTING Y. NJ. c. A. PARK READY.
Conner, of Seattle. and Dickson, Of
Taeosas, Hot for the sprfnts-
VIII Portland Men Comet

Iornory0w evening tire entry lis. FOR
the cham 2sorssi2 games Of .Es Pacsf1c
%orL1 sesz ASSOCIATION. which take Place
a. the Y. u. G. A. park usxt Saturday
afternoon WILL csose- The history az TIE
sEruggse l1 which Seattle fna-ly got me
games has o~s~n ~ prla- uzaca that
everyone who takes the slightest interest
Y sporting matters uzsssr necessarily
hnow something about IL Matters have
nov reached that point where u remains
~ifa the people OF Seattle 10 decide
whether the meet Is a success or failure.
IL the people do ssos put or TIE cosors %
their fasorite clubs and go To the games
10 oneer for their s2vr1tss * Will be
oinck F'rs6ay" for athletics in this city.
during the afternoon ard evening Of the
Labor day bicycle races 4 go people were
present The cham plonshfp meet viii not
Only tnci1S.e fne b4cyc.s racing but ALL
bring together Ia hot competition the b-es,
Athletes OF the Pacific Northwest
Perhaps there IS not a distinct enough
understanding OF what tire championship
meet Of the +. -. A. means Il Is not
Simply a local athletic affair, but instead
represents the struggle for the champion
SHIP OF one member OF the Ana Iear Ath-
lettc Union OF ms United States.
The Amateur Athietic Union consists o.
seven associations as follows: New En-
gland Association. Metropolitan Assoaa-
ton. Atlantic Association, Central Associa-
ton Pacffha Association. Southern Assoc
citation and the PacsAc Northwest Asso-
citation. The territory ruled over by the
= N 4. covers Washington Oregon.
Idaho and Montana, So that il VIII bs
seen that a championship meet has SONS
Importance In the eyes OF the athletic
world
During the past three or four years the
standard Of the Pacific Northwest athletes
has been constantly on the up grade. ard
IL Is hoped by the promoters OF the pres
ent meet that the best men from all CLUBS
VIII take part This Is specially true Of
the Portland men. because kerrigan would
probably establish a new record for the
running aIgh jamp. He has done six
feet In competition. but the =. y. A does
hot take official Cognizance OF this, be-
cause the meet vas Of the invitation order.
Flanagan formerly or Tacoma but now
Of Portland. would stand good show Of
creating a new record with the shot and
hammer.
1t l. possible of course that the Port
land men will no. c1ue owing 20 the troN-
bic over the location of the games. II
such proves 10 he the case. Il VIII be re-
GFettsd. The absence. however. Of the
Portland athletes Will NOT prevent the
meet taking place. 1t is a1t the desire Of
Seattle 10 be auasreling with Portland all
the time. but II IL i fact nevertheless that
the time when Portiaad can dictate to Sc
attic ia a thing OF the past.
The I. NJ. c. \. Is doing all Il can TO
assist the 3 A. G. 20 make the meet a
success and the Tacoma Athlctic Club has
also taken hold with a VIII. IL l. prooa-
Bile that the Tacoma contingent VII, he
several hundred strong as interest CEN
tiers on the I0o-yard race between Eddie
Dickson, OF Tacoma. ana II. ii. Conner.
of Seattle. Both men are In constant
training aud expect 10 make the run IN
10 Is or 10 Hat. IL the tine o. 10 -s is
reached Il viii equal that made by the ia
nous Wefers at New York las Saturday
IN competition with Bloss and QuInian.
Work Is being pushed fast as pOssi-
hIe on the new s2o-yard running track,
and there ia every reason TO believe that
Il will be Ia good condition by next sat
urday-