The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-23
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4 SPORTS and Pastimes. 4
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

~sseral athletic took a step
Tz.efes. :. geek in spite - tne one at
krsAsa - ~ the dsy--!>aoEisalize "a d
49, ~ = ,nta the gpeulag q tiis toot-
tan ~ eeerfs OF intereal ara lH4pof-
- $500 go. ,s.Iay each other IL rapid Sue
$50 10. ~ uass important announce
ezszol -. Esadie DICKSON, the premier
resi A -, 81 TIE pacinc North vest,
szss.es. - member o. tae stanford
- ps 80 s,arg team. According 70 pres
ss-Ffss'ls !. AL Iaye for bis new nome
~ ps'.ss ~o5ssee men next Friday. and y
zsssas - ,se,slsss 70 Say that he Aas the
siilSs - ,rlss.es o. every sportsman N
sssfss 81, rel a. IL Tacoma. lis eaTse-
5sslis. .-~.srssd with keen interest, and
- ,sx laureis ne may Nin w. - 'ase ~
=. sssry city and town ai'hs 'i'e S'''' g u
gzra sosnc- -. s..r 49,, -
.ss~rasra. He non hls sPAES iais q, as-
80. The best spriniers tnat eouI1 De
80 "a run against nm ~ amateur
's -. and after ali tins glory. nas never
80. - ne slightest indication Of beng top
- fro.a his ogn Importance tie + a
l',s;ssaan. q pure amateur. beaatsf ~
ssz.-ner and deserves the title OF premier
- AZ the entire Paesfc Northwest.
-. negotiations, having ia view the
.-sssfsr 81 the /. 81. {. A. athletic pssFk
- -. sea,tse Athletic Club, are at an end,
- q II. c. A. viii continue ia con-
- ~ al indefinite period. There were
- reasons Rhy The assos5atlon seri-
-. e,rs,dered the idea u transferring
:. .ark 10 another u1anas ement. simply
- she privilege Of having is ath-
-. .rzIn there. Briefly enumerated, these
- we're az follows: The withdrawal
= asTlarn ii. Lewis from active interest
: - athletic AFFAIRS CT the association.
:. contemplated retirement OF Dr. G. a.
- frun the athletic committee, and
=. KAT cot least. q nominal Indebtedness
= is park
prof. I. &. LIppy. formerly slperin-
ssss.t Of tbs Local \ al. &. a. and now
8 axuer OF one Of those gloriously rich
e mines On the klGadIke, This relieves
- il e,;arge Of the athletic department
Considerable Worry and will give them
s.spostuaity to go ahsad on a new plan.
- has been decided upon recently. As
! p.an deals only with finances that are
q !Eieres. 10 tie public. ii VIII not be
,ssssayy to say more about 1t.
M ending Of all doubt as to the control
afssY. II. c. A. park i important as re-
La 10 the efforts OF the California Asso-
fa.sa Cycling Clubs 10 gaiu a foothold in
IS Pzeiac Northwest. The new associa-
sas cannot hold meet on the /. III. c. a.
tx because the controlling power is
sssl 10 the Amateur Athletic Union, and
r. union is allied with the League of
4rsrcAn Wheelmen. from which the G. a.
G have Withdrawn. Dr. g. A. smith,
Vic j. al the head Of the athletic COM
r.s,ss ef the Y. N. c. ~. Ia greatly pleased
4 he stand taken by different members OF
a. executive COMMITTEES OF the Queen city
God Reads Clubs IN regard 10 Sunday BIZ
cslns u Seattle.
Z dc not want the executive committee
d INK, said Or. Smith, that It Is alone
1 is stand on this matter. The athletic
t.astntat OF the 7. 81. G. A. is glad to
nss that the members OF the executive
ssnmitee are opposed to Sunday racing.
ssa takes It's stand on the same line. The
a W. has done a great deal for bicycle
arlng as well as good roads la the United
States. and I fail To see what would be
phsa BY joining this new organization.
P.h4ps the l.. A. w. racing board may
sfs been harsh ard arbitrary with some
4 be racing men, but on the other hand,
tsald Il do different and az the same time
iesp tae sport clean
Edward Gaffney. the professional bicycle
saff. has announced his intention of re-
Ezlaing with the l.. A. w. he Gays that
b believes II q bad move for any rider.
ssa approves OF the stand taken by c. r.
lss II the time the Tacoma riders
safpsd I have given the matter consid-
tses thought. said Gaffney. "and have
eane 70 me conclusion that the l.. 4. W. IN
us best organization to be with
v. Huribui, chairman OF the racing
committee o. the Queen City Good Roads
Cab. snnounces the following programme
vt ne Labor day bicycle races;
Afternoon programme One-mile anna
NaF neyiee, first gold medal, second silver
"a hhH-nlila professional. first. SIS.
knaia Us swo-mle handicap. amateur.
~ geld medal. second silver medal. one
- tsndsrn. novice first gold medal. Sec
ALL. one-mile professional. 20
ssssA lfst =, second SO
hFening programme One-naile open. am
ssaE Afsi gold medal. second silver med
e.,-alik lap. professional first s25, Sec
- 20 af-niie open. amateur hrsf gold
49, @cand silver medal. lve-m mile hand
- saa,ear. first gold medal second sil-
I ~ sssusli hNe-mile handicap. profession
- - - second 50, third $40 Entries
We. secretary. WIN " A'"'
20 United wheelmen's electric Hsht
- VII be held az Portland tomorrow
nsaaessiay evenings under sanction
= l. A. W. The programmes IS as fol-
q. lIe,,ssionsl. August 2i-One-rnre omen.
second 80; 0ne-haf mile randi
~ - ~ second SIS. third $40 Arna-
Is s.lss $50 !, .Ss-ene-mile OPEN prizes 20
= $500 y - nfst prize, 90 lhe value -
- sas.,aa , % the valve OF $40: THRU 20
a.. s.ee q >; one-hslf mile hnnhlcan.
n 49, Waite II sla. second v&lNo ~
ksA - taAAe @ 50, 0ue-haW mile hand
a. ~. essehsrr hoys, pFiEfs value of So.
Fsssssss,,ss.ss,,n e 81 SO. second value - g.
cs-i. R{ise Sc second Sc third Sf8
I 49, aahdiear, Arss prize So ae,osa
- - sis Amateur. August as-Hra-
~ .aaiean. tfs pfize valae ~ So 49,,
- -, y sio thifa. value 81 g. one
8 ssas. 1~ ..l,p nrsi prize. value ~
- So value 81 $ third vaisfp ~ a.
s~aszss. W professional aud mile On. n
asss ) " oe paced BY ,aud, m. In All
4ss,aa - tnsker can BE- selected hy me
sas~ 80 80 : supposed - take m fss,ess
ID "a a...t LIES 70 SEE pace in hts hsaf.
Il ~ ased SATURDAY,. August n Mis-
sssslass s 80 Secretary. l3e sixth street
ssss. Ss 49,. the pugillst Who has made
ID. ~. IS aome during the ereater psrt
w.. - Fear. is now in san Francisco.
Is -. nas made a crest hin hv acfes.-
ca,s~ss,. ever puEilIst. I.ou ANraw The
abolition to publishing a tyt
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