The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-26

-ssxnre from the Seattle Athletic
-~u1cfsng the grounds upon which
0.steses will train this sumner 10
p.-,,x There 81 no question but that
s..vs Of trustees has decided 10 put
.sssIl club in the Geld and also 10 all
r-.wer to bsiid ur a track team from
,s~sftrsafe members Of the club AZ
- the only available athletic park
-. esyrtroIsed By the Z. n G. A. The
ss,saas between the two organizations.
-..r II mildly. are strained. and the
-. 81 ire matter will be the opening
,Dx athletic park Negotiations have
.asrx on for some time by leading
-,~rx Of the 8 n G. for that tract of
- saruornly called the Magic tract"
,sS block north Of the Madison ca
= ssre and . bout two blocks east 81 the
r~ssdvay branch Of the Union Trunk
~
vnQe IL f. possible that the powers OF
:. tro organlzat ionB may come together
- reach an agreement b. which the
- schsrne viii be dropped there does
| - appesr a. the present time. airy Iskc-
/ s.xsd OF ar such thing happening II
80 - that the decision 20 60 ahead eith
! - nsw park mas been brought about
.s,oarh a Misunderstanding Of the atti-
| a Of the Y NJ G. A people: Il prob
/ - has bat the fact stands out in bold
.a.s that there r. determination among
| !. ksders o. the 6. A G. 10 have a park
es<ys the weaFers Of the blue diamond
a. run and race free from alliance with
~ other organization. This statement
.s;ive 20 the movement 20 create a new
sxrk b. not given 10 the public as ernan-
eng from the 9. a G. or any Of Ets
! xsrbere rn fact, when q Post -rutesH-
ssseer reporter questioned President
Ess6saith and Phil Kelley about what
szs going on they said they preferred
) have the matter dropped until q defin-
= statement could be made. They prac.
sally admitted. however. that the new
arb was being seriously considered The
,spartsr learned on indtspu,abse author
Il that some of the directors IL not all
4 the 4. A. G. understood that the Y NJ
A. when asked for terms under which
e s. A. c. men could train on It's track
sAss season. asked SIS for every man. The
A. G. would not consider such propo-
ssion for q moment and the old plan Of
blue diamond park was Immediately re-
rseS
rno1iciaiiy IT may be said that this
ark il not 10 be built by the g A c.
woper II will probably be separate in
atutson so far as debts etc. but vet
ts3 ~ tHHAtOtfl w At4+ - n ~ ETRaAll~
sent business men whi be behind the
~ntare. and II IS expected that IL will
, opened some time In July. Special at
cation viii be given 20 the bicycle track.
shich. while not surpa ssgDg all others on
re Pacific coast. Will stand second 20
lse best. At any rate. The track will be
ssilt on the ground and heavily banked
sad made wide enough 10 do away with
anger OF spills IN hot finishes. There will
tso be special running tracks and a base
all and football field IL is said that
here II plan on foot by which tho
rsud stand OF the old Madison street
ark
Following Is tho reply OF w. II. Lewis,
10 has charge OF the regulations OF the
n G. A park. 10 the reported PROPOSE
sn 20 charge s. A C. men SIS.
The Seattle Athletic Club has made no
~suest OF Us for 1ae use OF our grounds
rs season until within the last three
ssrs. ana we have not vet determined
Eson what proposition we will make. We
asTe no; refused 10 entertain a PROPOSE
$50. nor have We named any price as a
esss. ! did. however, have an informal
ssversation with a Seattle Athletic Club
saa. In which ! said our directors would
sos iet us make any deal by which out
sdsrs could get the use OF the grounds for
kss than il cost our own members in an
sal dues 20 the Young Mems Christian
Association. which would be SO; that that
s&s their feeling. but ] was In favor Of
sarae reduction. and might secure II. This
ssayesaticn was evidently mfsander-
rod. and l. the only ground for any
statement that We named high figure
81 the use % the park. No statement or
opposition has been made 10 the Seattle
AsAltfjc Club. as none has been requested
- Young Mems Christian Association
sas beer AZ great expense ard trouble Ira
sssing these grounds and keeping them
p and cannot AFFORD 20 extend the free
80 Of them 20 AL athletes or IL would Dc
81"
The Y NJ 2. A. baseball team practices
- evening and also on wednesday and
Friday evenings. Every effort Will be
1aae 20 SET the team into the best posi-
= shape FOR the game with the Austria
laa team the middle 81 next month. A
sEnesr OF new men have shown ~ as
fzstsaaies but antil further practice Is
~ 70 team can be selected.
lie bicycle track al Y NJ. G. A park Is
ts, getting into condition 50 preliminary
sFk can be commenced. Two-thiraS 81
e track has been gone over. and level
= Scrarcd and rolled, ana the REMAINING
Asra viii be completed this week n the
Tsa'her holds good After that continual
sesk viii he necessary. for a month 70 get
IN SHAPE for fast time. as the wet
Waller and hard usage Il received dur
= the football season have made < I'M
sFvn In many places.
he victory of the University Of Califor-
"a over Stanford In the intercollegiate
szsnes last Saturday was a surprise 20
Ezay people IN Seattle. The university
seege3 s-l4 points. Nv against 49N fer stan
fst mostly through the phenomenal
sask q Carroll and Drum. Carroll vas
eks ghost 70 Rurnett. the first distance
fssner who used to Nv Multnor1ah's eol-
-. Ne matter how fast Burnett pushed
- pace Carroll was always With him.
~ breasted the tape a winner. TIE one
4f-mile run must nave been pretty
- Fss4. H. 3se 4.