The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-16

sasnrday. August q. the c. A e r. -s.9
.s hrss race mae. IA Tacoma rss
.sa 49, seias 80 follows. T~o-.hf-ss -nssn
L.StesssoAai, scratets. pr divides srsr -
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gre. value. BIZ, ere mil. match ,.-,,...
sionas. JsnrY Jones snfs .ank zs~-s.se-
nsr-shlae amateur handicap marcia rssss
value sfs. twe-r1tle r~ogesysoraf ,z-ss.a-'
~ divided into So. s5s. g. =.
m S1isoaJ. august =, the essrfs viii kx =,
aacosna az feilo~s. Cre-thsr1 nile .,rs-
-. ~. divided into 81. 10, s.: on.-
Hssie amateur open. merchandise -afns
ssss nss-rr:ile professional. op>n - sssss.
90 INTO shs. %. 80, one-thira mile. ,r,e.~sr..
ger eoyE race. merchandise xat,,s ~.
one And third mile profesxsyrsa, nan.ssca~.
~ divided into 30. "a &C.. fws-rntEs anss.
sslr handicap merchandise. vziss. RI
rae entries close Angus. y, with L.
Tacoma. S'
TIE onsceFs o. the e. A. @ G IN ,ssx
stare are an follows. Consul. George 81
sesresder. secretary snad treasures "
McNsughtcn; Official hznefsrapper W n
Ns~ton. Chairman racing board T. a
Dorr.
Efforts have been made. SAYS the New
York Press. for long ssrae hy the AS~o-
9caatsd Cycling Clubs Of California ~ a.
dnee The CseIssfiea M~x.eana wsaien Is tn~
governing BODY In the country haGovx the
Rio Grande. 30 affiliate with them. b,.. I.
now fran.psres that all advances hare
bees. rejected, the Mexicans desiring 20
aHasafe only with the League OF American
Wheefnen The California aEsocsa ton .s
an outlaw association. fostering sunday
racing. to which the League Is opposed.
IL Is rot the1ght In the East that the a.
sociafion can live long. since II has made
Htfae or no healthy progress and has fail
ed TO win support from outsiders The fact
tnat me Mexfcans had positively refused
20 organize the A. c. c. OF G. was made
known yesterday IN q letter received by
the Issaeue's president l. H. Potter. from
j. Fl Grumpy. president of the Mexican
ssEa nlZatinn. stating that he had started
for iris city 70 confer with the Officials Of
the League relative 10 afYiiiasion. He is
also delegate to the national meet OF
the l. A. w, which takes place in Phia-
assphla early next month. presidsn. Pot.
ter looks upon the refusal OF the Mexicans
to recognize the caiifornians officially as
sigHifftng the beginning OF the end Of the
outlaw body.
pleasing innovation In the new hand
book OF the \. a. L. IL the excellent half
tone portraits OF the officers Of the union
4.
V. Bean. president. and A. T. Grastcn Sec
yctary. OF the Pacific Northwest Aszocia-
ton Of the A. A. l.. The book has Just
been issued as No @ Of Spaidings Ath-
istis Library. 1t contains lat of the as-
sociGtions. with their officers and club
members. the constitution. bylaws. attn
ietic and general rules which have been
revised so thoroughly by the A. A. L. that
81 copy Is Indispensable to every athlete
and may be purchased OF local new saeal-
egs-
g. A.. Campbell. one OF Stanford Uni
varsity's most famous athletes as base
BAH pitcher. Is now In Seattle. X Is his
intention 10 locate here permanently. He
says that he likes the city and recalls
with pleasure his visit here member
of the stanford baseball clab two or .hrea
years ago.
Campbell viii probably join the Seattle
Athletic Club and II the club decides 90
eater the football field later in the fall he
VIII probably be one OF the team. The
arrival Of Campbell may result In bring
ing Walton, the most famous football
half-hack Stanford ever had with the
possible exception cf Clemens. to Seattle.
Campbell and Walton would BE- great AZ
qasstiions To the Seattle Athletic Club
Campbell f. a fine looking fellow and has
the appearance % an athlete.
A writer in the London Referee Sc
yereiy eriticisas Mr.. Lehmanns coaching
az the Harvard crew. and reJcices In the
fact that Uarvard's experiment with the
English stroke resulted ia failure to win
the varsity race The critic thinks Mr.
lehman uupatriotlc IN giving his ser
ylces for Tire purpose Of coaching crew
that may some time beat the Briiishers.
and SAYS that Americans should visit
T.. t.Sfr ft.s
on rowing.
The kl.ss4iske craze AaS had wonder
fal effect OF bicycling In this city. or at
least that ~ the cause generally ascrii~
ed TO The condition 81 affairs. few
weeks ago every Sunday brought cut
host Of riders. They went north. south,
and In fact In all directions, Fartiss
ysers. made Gp during the week and tn
route nlanaed Out ahead Of time Now
ALI Is different. and the number OF wheels
Ia he seen ~ the streets In the most IA
vorahle weather is astanishirgiy small
one eufha,xi. site rider said last evening;
WAY there Is nothing going on ne"
among the cyclists. No one rides any
more All ti.e racing ren have given w
training guess it's the kleudise fever
that has knocked cut the snort
lack NeAunfYe. the famous lightweight
pslgsllst has decided "a rc~enter the rinS 81
NV Orleans early next month. When his
oauonen; will be Jack Burke. III ais GaY
AfrAgNge vas the cleVeyo@t lightweight
thaf aver put on the gloves, h1f he Is row
mast - YEARS ~ age and il remains 10 b
sseu whether he can 40 thc proper train
foe - rc-aia hgs cid form. he began his
ats,,...sf.,f career as a boxer thirteen years
avc 5r thtS city. and never sustained
an adverse decision. although be has
taken part IN more than skis Important
nsffa HIS return 70 the ring viii b. wei
.snsea ~ sporting men ali ever the couH-
trv New York Evening san
The prospect o. a go between Dsl
Hawkins and Prof Jack Gressa in this city
hax aroused considerable interest araons
sporting men,
II win rot BE- l0rg before Prot Wander
Var will commence work Win TIE tn3~
,-srxstv Of Washington atAieteS for the fan
Ss,s,rts ~ present IL Is teS saris - give
n-,,- saea az she team Re will get together
~ the = y \ championship games ~
Portland. because there viii - coHssfera-
hae g,N material - work w!tA. ian Fal-
mr. she champion pole va0lter. wsi} soon
esrnr1prne training ard II Re secures
pole that - satisfactory and everything
ss>sa waf wish nirn ne may % acme VI
usually guc8 work AZ ira cham honsa'p
games ard at "a mark for fsse AMBITIOUS
rs,es 70 strive Al. Carl Norfor1s he saf-
n.glar wfu he hack IN school and acg~e
~ yxtn E,f IN sS-st-cisss condition. / would
IKE 70 sea bin meet Burnett. the great
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