The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-17
Tacoma Bureau Of the Post-rnteliisencsr.

Tacoma Bureau Of the Post-YnteIligencee.
1i2s Pacific Avenue.
TACOMA. May fs-Eddie Dixon. the
feet-footed Splinter who runs under the
colors Of the Puget Sound university and
Tacoma Athletic Clubs is the hon OF the
hour In athletic circles. his worlds cham
pion amateur mark OF z-f5 seconds for
fifty yards. gained at the intercollegiate
games at Seattle yesterday. endearing him
more than ever TO the hearts Of every
man In the city at all interested In anna
teur athletics. Dixon has always been a
favorite athlete. his modest. unassaming
manner and willingness to do all IN his
power 10 bring glory TO his college O. club
making him a valued member outside OF
his ability TO get over the path IN record
time He is a hard. conscientious worker
while training for a meet, and always
steps onto the field in condition 10 run
for a mans life. to use a hackneyed ex-
precision. His splendid performance Sat
urday has caused great Joy about the
II. A. c., az he will sport the red ana
white I'm the sprints at the Y. II. {. "A.
games in Seattle May -.
Outside of the natural pride taken in
member who has negotiated distance In
as fast tirae as any amateur runner In the
country. Dixon's honors as a hero of Sat
urday's games are shared BY Gould. OF
Whitworth college. who will also compete
In the Y. ii. c. A. games May e. under
the r. A. C. celors. From accounts OF
Saturdays meet Gould was the ali-round
star of the day. winning the running high
jump. standing high jump, lanyard
hurdle. running long jump and shot put,
In each event breaking records. This will
make him a great favorite when he toes
the scratch at the games on the 18th.
Pearson. who also showed up well. VIII
wear the red and white at the l. M u
A. games.
with these three and other members OF
the club who have performed well In the
past, the club considers It's chances very
rosy for winning first place at the meet
mentioned.
The Tacoma Rod and Gun Club won the
match for the state challenge cup today.
defeating the Seattle shooters by sixteen
birds. The match took place az the hod
and Gun Clubs grounds at the head OF the
bay, and was witnessed by quite large
crowd. The conditions could not be i'm
proved upon. the wind and light favoring
the shooters all through UP TO the first
thirty birds the match was as pretty as
one would care to see. the visiting shoot
ers, leading By one bird. They could not
stand the strain, however. and, in the
parlance of the racy. threw up their tails
and finished back In the ruck. On the
other hand. the local experts kept knock
ing down their birds with wonderful regu-
larity. especially Pearce, Young and
Sheard Stevens and Ellis, of the Seattle
team. did not shoot up 10 their average.
they seemingly having trouble with the
manner In which two of the traps threw
out the birds.
This match was made about six weeks
ago, but has hung fire from Sunday to
Sunday, until today. This the Seattle men
claim, was a handicap TO them as two Of
their clubs best shots. Miner and Wall
ingford. left for Alaska during the inter-
val between the time the challenge was
issued and until the match was pulled Off.
However true this may be. the fact re-
mains that they were defeated. and that
fairly ard honestly.
The match was for 50 birds, unknown
angles and traps. the members Of the
teams and their scores being: