The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-10
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dsrson second. Walter Haste third. Tine.
Kunning high iump-wou by G. Behnx.
c. Fisher second. q. Andersen f7lsrd
Height. feet inches.
Anderson second. {. Anderson third
Height. feet Ie inches.
z9,-yard rua-Won by @. Anderson. c.
Anslerson second. O. Smith third Time,
Pole ciinabing-won by c. Fisher. a
anderson second. c. Bebbs, third Time,
Spring board furnp-won by @. Anaer-
son. Walter HASTE second. G. Bebbs.
third; Height. 6 feet inches
waking relay; haif mile-Won by c.
Fishers team Time 2.2s
Wrestling nafch-W alter HASTE defeat
ed @. Anderson
1t 10 not necessary TO say who Adrian
C. Arson is. II by chance there is a per-
son who has never heard of him. that
person must have indeed lived an unevenf-
full life. free from the thrills OF scooped
grounders circus catches and base hits.
Thursday morning May l. Was Arson g
day In Chicago. and IA commemorafion OF
his "hundredth' year In the harness his
friends presented him with i76 pieces of
silver. nude up in knives, spoons. bottle
openers and many other devices calcu-
lated 10 help the festivities of state oc-
casions along TO a glorious ending. An
sons team was equal to the great occa-
sion. and I'm addition to defeating ST.
Louis BY score OF 5 TO 2. played an
errorless game. The base ball writer OF
the Inter Ocean has the following TO say
concerning this immortal occasion:
Fully 15.o0o people. ali close and inti-
mate friends Of the rejuyenated man,
crowded through the turnstiies and into
every seat on the grounds yesterday. An
hour before the game the bleachers were
filed and the grand stands crowded The
people made dark fringe about the edge
or the grounds The came In one steady
string from the street cars and elevated
trains and across town. They came early
cheered and gurgled with delight through
the exercises In which the old man
pledged himself 10 play ball for another
hundred years then went home and
tore down George washington's picture
aud substituted that Of the base ball cap
tain
John ". Crtlm, who. next to Bernard j.
Wefers was the most noted Of late anna
tear sprinters died May 3 in a hospital at
Des Moines Iowa. following operation
for appendicitis. Crum was a great run
ner, and until wefers bobhed up just prior
to the memorable athletic contests be-
tween the crack amateurs of the United
States ard England. was depended upon
to guard our iaurels against the English
representatives. The first time that this
runner came into marked prominence
was In 1895. when he won the 10o-yard
dash at the intercollegiate games in New
York city. defeating the crack men from
Yale. Harvard. Pennsylvania and Prince
ton. He ran the distance In 10 fat, beat
ing out Z. S. Ramsdei. u. of p. by six
inches. and w. M Richards. OF Yale. by
II inches. In the race he equaled the
s. Ramsdeil in 1894.
When the pistol was fired for the humid
red Crum got away four yards behind the
field; in fact his start was described by
the New York World at that time as be-
Ing very awkward" Slowly but surely
his muscular legs carried him up to his
opponents. and at eighty yards he was
on almost even terms. Richards, Patter-
son and Ramsdell were sprutting desper-
ateiy but they could not shake off the
man from the West. AT ninety yards the
four runners were on a line. but then
crum forged ahead and won by six inches
over the great RamsdeIi. II was gener-
ally conceded that crum would have made
the worlds record time AS If he had
got of in good form.
II was i'm the go however that Crum
took the starch out OF the effete East
erners and caused them TO rally around
the old cry. Hes a professional" II
appears that Mike Murphy. now the u.
IF r. trainer then at Yale. had assured
his friends that Richards would do the
20 In n Id II the pace was red-hot from
he start The L. of r. men were trying
10 straiEhten up under the belief that
2amsdell would be all right, as he ran
stronger in the 20 than he did in the 100
grum was an unknown quantity. as at
that time the Fasteners did not keep
their eyes on the University OF Iowa. and
they had no idea of his ability.
When the shout They're or was
heard crum was In bad form again. but
at the foo-yard mark ne had his field well
In hand and won without being fully
extended He really made the distance
in 81 3~5. but as one Of the officials failed
TO work his watch Crum was let down
with - seconds fat.
After n thorough investigation, II was
learned that Crum was a good. old-fash-
toned amateur who had gone forth from
the semi-wilderness of Iowa and given
the young men from Yale and Harvard
a shock for sports sake.
When plans were perfected for q grand
meet of th, cream of athletes Of this
believed that Crum was the one upon
whom We would have to depend for the
spirits At that time wefers was un-
Known. and no one paid special attention
20 him. until one day he beat Crum In
a practice race. TX was explained that
CruTn was not in good train. and the pub
lie readily accepted the explanation.
Later. however. wefers repeated the
operation, and Crum was Obliged 10 take
second place. wefers went steadily up
the ladder and Is now the wonder Of the
athletic world. while Crum remained In
second place. His death will be sur
prise 10 the athletes of this section.
RI the weather permits Larsen Blarek,
captain OF the T.. ~ G. A track team.
will have all the candidates out at the
Y. NJ C. a athletic park every evening
at ESQ o'clock FOR practice Prof Green
Will also be on hand 20 give advice and
instruction. Capt. Blanck expects 20
have forty or more candidates to pick
from. Following Is a list OF those who
will try for the team;
SprsntS-Frank Athens. David Bruce.
Dick Bushell. Waiter Roehon. George
Pierce Emmett Robh. BIN Hawkins.
Quarter mlie-C A. Hood Dick Bushell.
Emmett Robb Willie Meyers. ir.. Bill
Hawkins.
Half rnile--Arthur Whaliey. c. ]. Elder.
Willie Meyers. Jr.. Harry Cook BOO Nor
rissey, Max Brusht.
One nile-Ahro Gardner. ir.. Harry
Cock. Bob Morrisssy. Arthur whalley.
1sa-yard hurale--I.arseu Blanck, VIII
uoigerson. Frank Atkins