The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-12
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- one OF The contestants. ba, no ora -,
YET been selected TO 20 axatrsr -, S''- A~s
Eariy next month the a,,.a, -, -
otnef smoker fer men only. r.. -
sa'nife Has not assumed definite 80.
- Lo1. JACK Green premises Il sr,Y -.
s@fel@a new aspiranfs for athletic hoaa~<
mere ever was any double among fair.
HAadea people about Watt Earnss So.
a rom sankey's welfare. II has go. 49,
ben~1 y the news that the ex-r.sr~tsl AZ
arizona has linked his fortunes 49, 49,.
OF TIE sailor man, and thaf sss -, -
wander from their Western fa-snexs $500
re continent 20 the discontinue a. 49,
hope. of Mr.. Pete Nsh~r
~ tHis city the spectacle OF Earn sa~
o1inihs Saarkey IL considered rssir,,sr,,.
me virtuous Indignation OF Earn over So
eraucasn OF his Fitzsimnons-Sh zrxev L.
sision Is stsi fresh 81 the mind OF rs mn
~ sna now MS declaration that the sas,or
- ths greatest fighter that u,ses s.rrfsea
nothing but conteEnpt-no; so r-,,.s -
Snarksys ability as a pugslist as for ,ns
SVEN carp puts on about hfs re.,s,ta.s,n
- square sport OF course n nav -
taat the new deal between the is. aghta-
ana the gun fighter is simply a ks,Stnass
proposition untnought OF at the time shar.
KEY met Fftz; but the public thought ra.
urAiy reyerts 20 the queer decision In that
ssen. ana Earp's future actions viii always
De subject 10 suspicion.
In forming the new alliance sharkav IA.
cut loose from Danny Seedhsr1 the mar
VINO has taught him al ne knows ard vho
y almost entirely responsible for the sat
ors prominence There NAV be souaefhanv
behind the transaction to JUSTIFY this treat
ment or Needham. but on its face Il looks
IKE an unwarranted throwdown.
The fine weather OF the past week haa
ied to an awakening In athletic circles
and started gossips talking OF the season .
prospects
Some work has been done a. the Y. NJ.
=. a. park. but the ground has been too
wet Tor work on the track However. sew
eral men will commence work this morn
ing on the bicycle track, baseball field and
tennis courts.
The bicycle track has been saved any
serious damage during the wet season by
the excellent system OF bitches put I'm last
year under the direction of DR. C. A.
Smith. The result Is that while last wear
at this time the mud on the track was a
foot deep. this season there Is not a soft
spot In the whole quarter mile. and very
crethtabie time could be made without
any work being done
However. Il is intended that the track
shall be IN first class condition before any
riding is allowed on II. This will be done
ny cutting up and raking over the sur
face OF the entire track new coat Of
cinders will then be added; IL viii then
be carefully rolled and scraped again and
again until not bump remains
Some work has already been done on
the baseball diamond. The outneld. how
ever. Is too wet for rolling and will not
be hi shape for several days. The Y NJ
6. A. baseball team Is already organizing.
and expects a prosperous season Sew
eral first class baseball men have recent
ly Joined the association and they. to-
gether with last years team. win furnish
candidates from which a team can be
selected capable OF winning from any or
ganization in the Northwest
Az a meeting OF the candidates held
last Friday evening. s. u. MeKlnstry was
selected as captain. William III. Lewis
Will act as manager. Among the candi-
dates who viii try for the team are Da-
vid II Simmons. Alvah Carroll. w D.
Temple. VIII II. Morris. r. p. Burwell
f. II. Atkins. c. j. Elder. r. e Darling
ton. A. W. whalley. William H. Lewis.
Walter Rochon c. f. Hood. c. HablitzeI.
+. McRae. r. Larsen Blanck and a num-
Der OF others whose names have not vet
been handed I'm Regular practice viii
commence next Friday evening at s
o'clock. weather permitting.
Arrangements are already being made
for game in Victoria on the queens
birthday and a series win also be ar
ranged with Tacoma. Spokane and Port
land teams for the championship OF the
Northwest.