The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-10

,s.-~ .~r<rfeured. The intercollegiate
ss~~eairs which come Of at the 7.
=. g grounds next Saturday after
- 80 shx fIrst In a series Of athletic
=. .-tich promise 10 be fully equal,
-env cares superior. 10 those In
. !. lions of the East
- . fartansfe that the event 70 open np
u 800 Is the intercollegiate cham
- The colleges are the natural
ssss~ rfaee for the athletic clubs.
-. - A<x<Iopfnent OF new men from
= ear i OF decided interest 70 lovers
- J. srort. Many Will therefore watch
--.r 10 see IL any sprinters are
- osrs who can beat Eddie Dickson.
n - himself has further increaAed his
ss.s the distance between the other
ls..s- and himself II will also be OF
- =, see how close any OF the other
- -. come TO Palmer In the pole vault.
:.<x~ ~ these TWO events the contests
- "a - close. and II is expected that a
- a che new men will come to the
x-s snd win their FIRST iaureis-
n. e. A. people have been work
!. 800 Tor the last few weeks 20 get the
.-as "A the pink OF condition for the
s-s.~ and claim that they will be In as
- .hspe as they ever were ana that the
- college and Puget Sound university
~, t.aa year send the largest teams TO
-sss The former. which has hereto
80 che first place. is confident OF
- II again. as will he seen by the
<@~1rx statement which was made by
5r1fworth college student.
- - time draws near for the annual
<-S-s~efkaefafe gaTnes the question as to
SSsz eoIieee is likely TO win the iaurels
- form of much speculation
- AZ students of their respective in
zS.S7rns. and Whitworfh Is NOT slow in
nert. Having in the last four years
~ s cornparativeiy small team taken
- Snee against the field. they bid fair
- the dose again, and IL will be a
- indeed II. with their old reiiabies.
1STliI and Gould. and some 1--WE or
sins youths. they do not sweep
ZM as OF yore. Whitworth expects
<1<jhe iso-hurales. the high jump and
fhmp. hands down. by the inyinci-
q q wonder this year in the pole
0d 2sa-hurdles. and will push Dick
y he sprints. Two new men are
- c3oee connections with the record
81 LOOMS last year in the hammer
uine. A cinch on the standing high
good quarter man and with a
relay team. Whitworth bids fair to
NJ accustomed place in the lead.
~ always been their motto TO train
lew rather than enter a large team,
;nke those only who make a showing.
= this way they know exactly what
nam can do. and 80 enter with a con-
- In their respective abilities
~ Sound university. of Tacoma,
sure thing ON the sprints with
Dickson and can also count on some
emrfer-nie and half-miie work by
III and welght-throwlng and hur-
by Stewart. They will also have a
= Of men who are especially good In
events. though the list OF men
o1li enter has not as yet been handed
University of Washington boys
ome rapidly TO the front since last
n championships and il Is sure
{haf they will make q better show
IN ever before. Friends OF Me-
- are picking him to win from
III In the spirits. As they base
= Aims on the watch they ought 70
HI Xhitworfh Ia equally confident
H
8 ngard and 30 will be two OF the
- and closest events ever seen IN
q frston. and IL is safe to say that
~ will have 10 equal and perhaps
= IS and the Northwest record 10 win.
rent alone is attracting great In
r but there are others of fully as
Importance, and not one of them
% without a hard fight.
n universlty of Washington boys are
- the meet this year for the mrs
and their excellent work under lhs
III direction of Prof. Wander Neef
tdatd 70 greatly TO their popularity
kals safe 10 say there will be large
nhnee. not only Of university sympa
N. but of Seattle people generally
slsness their first field day.
AAoatsons are that the Y. NJ. e. A. an
3 Aaaaicap meet 10 no held in this city
. , viii be- the biggest athletic event
as Northwest this year. excepting
n ne Coast championships. which are
= hzid on Multnomah field this fall
~ the original intention Of the Ia
- Athletic Club To have bicycle races
1af day In Tacoma. but owing 10
1cecnnens with the owners OF the park
szsk will not be in shape for meet
4 e will not only send its team Of attn
sver on that day. but IL Will also
biz crowd OF rooters TO cheer them
aad the bicycle races which were 10
nsea IN Tacoma will he made part
sas iosAi programme and given a prom
~ place. The programme viii probably
= afternoon and evening one, IL the
afafs Is favorable. in order that full
Esmrrs Of both bicycle and athletic
s''s nay Be given.
e ianSor athletes or the Seattle Ath-
= Tab sre working earnestly 40 inn
- themselves tn running. jumping and
ns. Prof TYenalnan, the clubs in
<'of, says that there is good material
aasd and he hopes that some iine attn
th - developed. The future sue
~ ~ ne 5. i. c. IN track and field con-
espsnas 70 q great extent upon 1a-
members. because thc day OF the
csste Is past Ii Ray take time
sxsezoa strong team but II the spirit
<,a1<asrn and loyalty 30 the ciuh can
INTO IRE younger members. the
SAFE q come when the colors of the
-. .n'roasf VII fsost proudly over the
- pAta ana oval Wfsh a view 10
- - = interest IN general athletics a Sc
fz = sss..oraaai meets have heen arranE-
~ sesff TIE personal direction OF Prof
~ - The Secoad or this SERIES took
er saturday morning n the club
- - 20, and proved 20 be interesting
49, - ana Oh several occasions ausie
krsss .as team eaptained by <. Fisher
-. "a ne honors. scoring IS points.
sssssa.ssss y ~ that lei by c. Rehhs. The
~ -. champion was g. Anderson.
Y (>ss~ ~ . y points. L. Fisher Is and
r. feznus-
1s.-. = summary OF evert<:
:. - sAAsn-Won ny {. Fisher. a. An