The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-22
AN INDOOR MET.
students of the University in Inter-
estfng Athletic Confests-Out
After Prizes.

Yesterday afternoon a. TIE university
armory. the frs; indoor athletic meet %
the series OF arranged contests took place.
Many people we're assembled besides the
students, and by their continued cheering
Il was evident that shes were enjoying the
events
Prof Van der Teer has decided 70 hold q
number OF these meets. 70 al UP The time
between now and the regular field day.
Thy gymnasium department i improving
fast. and i; Is faougnt that some good ma
tertal viii be brought cut IN time for field
day.
The several events yesterday were gone
through with as quickly as possible, and
10 tine was lost between them.
The first number on the programme was
the 35-yard dash, run il two heats o. four
men each. The first heat was run BY
Palmer Swofford and Larsen. and was
won by Palmer Second heat, McManus.
Burrows and Lindsay. won by McManus.
When the fnal was about 70 be run, al
Thought rhHt AIeAanus would win, but
Palmer was given handicap OF four feet.
and a. the fnish was just about four feet
ahead OF McMznus. That Palmer should
prove TO be as fast as McManus was a
surprise 10 all
The mex, event vas the pole vault. Eve
men competing. The bar was placed at
feet inches for starter, and the fol-
lowing were on hand 20 show their abili-
ties: Palmer, SEofIord, Burrows. Nc
Msnus and Larsen. All cleared the first
nelghs except Larsen. who, being. out Of
training, gave up "a the second attempt.
The bar Was then raised % feet 8 inches.
which all cleared, although in some cases
a the third trial. A. feet inches Bur
rows was dropped. % faults. although hs
had been doing some pretty jumping, which
often brought forth applause. Swofford.
the little fellow. had 20 give up AZ feet,
a. saough he was the preg1iest pole yalI1ter
among the competitors. Now the bar was
raised to feet Inches. and It was seen
tina; Palmer and McManus were the only
ones Left Palmer cleared at two. while
McAanus took his three trials. and when
the bar went UP 70 feet inches Palmer
had 10 stop. On the third trial McManus
cleared the bar and was declared winner.
MoManus was given a handicap OF ten
inches. Burrows had a handicap OF one
foot. and SwoffoEd ten inches; so II viii be
seen that McAanus was first and Swofrord
second.
The most exciting evenS OF thu whole
meet was the tug-of-war between six
chosen men representing the freshmen and
sophomore classes. TIE sophomore team
was cap;ained BY Dave Kelley and the
freshmen BY VIII Barlow. The members
OF the former team were: Karr. anchor:
kkktAdEt1eis Sfi4ttiSpils &Oi4lErs fdafhtF ana
Crueger; while those Of the latter team
We're; Attridge. anchor. Schroeder. Schmid.
Thaysr. Lindsay and McManus. The win
ners We're 70 be declared on the best two
out OF three tugs. which were to be Of one
minute duration. The sophomore team won
t.ae first, and the freshmen the next two.
Last was the running broad jump, in
which Palmer carried of the honors. max
ing jump OF II feet . inches. Larsen was
second, with a distance cleared OF II feet
This event was hotly contested. and con-
sumed quite a while
These meets are very popular at the uni
versity. and help g great deal in the de-
velopment Of the athletes. II is the inten-
ton Of the university TO win some OF the
prizes at any rate in the spring meet which
VIII soon be held.