The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-07
NEWS FROM TACOMA.
LOCAL ATHLETES ENTITLED TO
PRAISE ron RECENT VICTORIES.
seattle Race Course Opens the Eyes
OF Visitors to Defects In Their
Own Towa-Water Famine Caused
by Collapse of = Tank-Weish
Miners Pr~psrfng for . Singing
Feadvol.

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guactai Dispatch 10 the Post-Tnteiligercer.
TACOMA June s-The way IL which
Tacoma athletes distinguished themselves
in asld day meets and BASEBALL matches
AGAINST clubs from rival towns In highly
satisfactory TO the residents 81 the city
who care anything az all for the notorietY
gained from s2es4 events. In the Fast,
where alore attention IL paid TO athletics.
sacF winnings as those recently gained ~
the athletes repr eserEing the Tacoma Atm
letlc Club and the Tacoma high scnooi
would be the talk Of the hour In the c11es-
ent organizations. and the sturdy, strong
!imbea heroes Of the field would be Bar
Quoted and feted upon thefr return Inis.
IL seems. would 1s the proper spfrsL 10 cIS-
play, az In that gay the athletes could tell
that sAeir efforts 10 bring glory 70 their
town msre appreciated. and that they had
not sgrigen IN vain In ancient Rome The
sladlaEors and athletes were the lions OK
the hour before AMI after The Olymplan
games. and due homage WAS paid them by
nos only the popEiace. but by royalty IL
self That IL what ca Used the ancient Ro-
mans 20 lead glss world In such sports, and
10 have their names enb.azoned on the
scTeiis Of time.
In this country. and especially in the
West this is different. When winning
college or athletic club team returns home
from q victorious trip, and BY their ex-
u0srance rsnGs the air with their resp~ec-
tive yelis. people ask each other VINO that
band Of Indians Is. or some such remark.
They dons inquire whether or not the
team has gained glory for their town but
simply pass X of with some such remark
the above. Were they to take greater
interest Ia the sport and pat the victorious
athletes on the back with some word OF
praise. the result would be that harder
work would be iDGuised in. and stisl more
glory sIriveu for the next time, and 30 on
until tie city had nanae that would be
known not only locally. but throughout
the length and breadth OF the country.
Good, pure athletic sports are a help 10 any
CITY, as they create a spirit among young
nen 10 develop their bodies as well as
their minds. with the result that III later
years they robust and strong, instead
Of wizzened and puny.
For a city or her size. Tacoma has an ex-
cepaonal4y large number or clever track
and field men, victories during the pas;
few years at different Northwest points
show. Every one OF these Victories has
attracted attention 10 the city and helped
advertise 1t as much al anything during
that period. Last Monday. IN the Y. NJ. c.
a. meet al Seattle, the 7. i. G. ca SHY out
distantRa all single clubs or colleges in the
numi/} OF points gained. and yesterday
the Youths representing the Tacoma high
school mopped up the earth. so 10 speak,
with Seattle. Port Townsend and Snoho-
mish high school teams. On their return
- the city they made the air resound with
their victorious yeIis. The youngsters re-
ceivei a royal welcome from their school
mates and associates. but from the general
public their return and over exuheranca
was PASSED OF with 'ph. guess there has
been football game. or something else"
This goes to show just how much interest
the public generally takes in these contests
OF skill and Drawn.
The warm weather has driven the golfers
from the links TO the tennis courts. which
Tor the remaining summer months will at
tract the attorisoa of lovers OF on; of door
sport The courts OF the Tacoma club in
the north end Are probably as fine clay
courts as there are III the West, and there
Is 30 reason why the csty should not tis-
ure more prominently in the Northwest
tournaments. especially in the gentlemens
events. Since Jack Anderson left for the
East the club has not had a gentleman
member who has sslown anything ike
championship form. Nessrs. White, Pur-
don and Phil Anderson play good. steady
tennis. but not that sort that ranks with
the play OF Iiard and pelly. OF Seattle. and
Foiikes. OF Victoria In Miss kershaw the
club has "a worthy rcprcSe NATIVE in the
ladies' events. Miss Kerslaw plays Il mag
niflcenf game, her strokes being true and
at times, very brilliant. In style Of play
ehe somewhat resembles Miss Morgan
saiiforfala's eS-iady- champion, With the
exception .aiat Miss Morgan Is a more
dashins player What Mlses kersslaw lacks
in daEsi. Though. she makes up In steadi-
hess. Miss Riggs. who shared the hunors
last year with Miss kershaw has become
resident of Seattle. and will no doubt
play with that club this seasson. She rs \
valuable acquisition for che Queen City.
The Seattle tournament Will be on next
sn-saths and in ORDER 10 he represented the
home Players must get 10 work VAIN a
Will IL they wish 10 accomplish anything
THIS season.
Sailing r. becoming very popular in Ia
ccns1. several yachts being in commission
already. The largest and finest Of these -
she LINDA, which has beeu chartered COR
the season by Mr.. ]. r. S,eed. Mr.. Dell
Young. AIR. Sidney Piummer, Mr. Jack
Small and NesssrS. RahccSk This hand
sos'le Yacht was brought over from SEATTLE
shcu5 a fortnight ago and since that time
has been renovated and rat In ship shape
The cabin IS ~piendidy furnished and the
other appointments are in excellent con-
9ltton for = CRUISE. Nearly every evening
party 90 ladies' ami gentlemen r. tAkcf,
81 a5oard the yacht roT a cruise about the
harhor, and sonnet iales as far a. Olympia
MeeSsFs- Young. phsm<ner. Ssnau ana Fv-
ers&t BEDROCK play well on mandolin, gta-
Tar and hanio. ca there IS no slea rsh IL ma
Ks, wA!eA Is ona OF the delights - sail
.nE. EcSies the liada. several smaller
yachts may Dc seen stretching the4s can
sAs nightly.
The largest crowd ~ the season IS look
ell fer at tho initiation meet next SAT
ufsiaN az Athletic park. The fine showing
made ~ Dixon. Barraxer. Gould and 9th
tes 81; Seattle last Monday has stirred
ep tAe interest 20 SGCh an extent that
oat and root foF the Wgarers % the car
d'ral The entries are coming In rapidly.
fhas assuring tbe management "A success.
fHl meet as FAR as tAe contests are con-
serned. The Seattle unen Viii lesve no
STONE uniformed 80 win GrSt place. 50 II
i--heoves the local athletes 70 get 20 Noxs
nna repeat their win OF last week
TIA sIteudd vsctory gained nv the
:. ~ =. baseball atne over the seattle Y
NJ. &. 4 aSEre< 2<30u sevsgegeiay has caused
a9ssfsAt sSos,k - T&Ss IN thss Cay. Net
Glaze Ire DAYS ~ 1875, sAe1 Tacoma rl.i a
ertt5alacS tesAr. bias tarre ec.n IS gYass,,h
tax So'ssfAAy AssaG revival ~ iao u4s,
C.'Hst Ssfzse, Iaecv 2fr s2assa who pelisya
ilAE Nsta a EttFe "a trV * gs,ssc1CY sege mrs
est tcta cNtsl3 So 4eycsopa4 .nto ts fs~t
an skEEcssss.e@a IS fssst ~ 1S.s. Z ta4s sxers
Ssa'ss@sFs slisS wttG 3.1w 81 gh1 box. snere
- ne #aa1ett7 c32A ST college seaEu ta sNe
NcTeH~ses tAAt xs3tAt have awy n,sssn.rs-~
49, tfeet,. Law < performs n,sa y-ezf sr-s ~
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