The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-12
ALLARE WIDE AWAKE
TACOMA ATHLETES GREATLY N.
TEREsTED n THE BIG MEET.
Track anA YieIA Men Training Hara
for the lnterstste Evests In Pert.
fasA-Estimate Of the SGen VIE
VIII Represent WashinGton-sar-
prises In the Annaal Tennis Tour-
namenf-OutinG Parties Leave for
the MountatnA.

Special Dispatch to the Post-lntslligeneer.
TACOMA, July u.--An eyes IN the ash-
letsc vofi9 are turned toward the snfe@-
state meet which IL scheduled 70 take
place at Portland next Saturday between
the premier track and ffesc men Of wash
layton and Oregon This VIII decide De-
ycnd doubt the question Of supremacy,
which for long tine has szssn niootsd
ore. Oregon undoubtedly mas the ad-
vantage over her rival In SO far as rEsf1~
Der Of her star performers have Rad tire
opportunity Of participating In the fam
CHS intercollegiate meet which Ii hsld an
nusaiy between Stanford and Berkeley
That this II advantage but few viii
deny liz brings men IN competition with
faster company. gives them better idea
81 training and more than all tnsttss
into them a spirit which is often lacking
10 teams participating under athletic
club coiors.
hack al this statement by saying, do rot
Washington athletes have the same a.
vantage Ia their yearly intercollegiate
ganieaT'
They undoubtedly do, but not I'm such
- advanced scale a. obtains III Caiifor-
MIA where the universities are much
larger the entries very much greater
ard the conditions more advanced. still.
with all this Oregon has no ctBck on
winning FIRST place next Saturday. With
Davis reinsta:e5 Washington viii have
more than an even chance TO win the
haIf-mil. and mile races. The Carbon
ado man Is hard az work, and Is showing
trials close to record time. Little Eddie
Dickson will make Fuller lock Ike :.
selling platter in the 100 and z2o-yard
daanes. and it Is no sure thing that the
oregon man viii. beat Jimmy Barrager
out Tor place. In the pole vault Don
Palmer holds everything safe; that Is. 4
t. .k~. - ystt
known that Bert kerrsgan has been
phenomenal vauiteT. but whether or not
tie Is yauitIng w TO his form this year
IN another question. At best he could
not siVe Palmer a fraction of an inch.
in this event Washington need nave 10
fear.
In the long jump Barrager holds every
thing safe for first place. Gould is also
jumping well. and should come pretty
near landing In second place. The hur-
dies and heavy hammer are conceded 10
Oregon. although Gould is showing TIP
well Ia the hurdles. In the high jump
oregon will probably get first and second,
with Gould safe for third aud possibly
second With John Il. Savage and Boo
AjFsms In the shot-put, Washington
should have an easy thing. Savage is
putting the shot 50 aad 10 feet In practice
and Abrams 81 and 81. both OF which is
batter than that OF any oregon man
sd upon as the winner of the IT,
round weight. unless big Flanagan has
acquired "a knack and Il liking for this
event. Il. A. b. Young the world beat
lag walker, should win the walks by A
tcek ard an alley. and his brother should
e@Ene pretty near landing the second
place.
These predictions are made on form.
Inch Is the only thing 10 go on previous
70 any meet. Otten;imes calculations are
upset by the appearance OF "A dark horse
and while II would be q surprise II some
second-class man should beat out a star
Il would not be unprecedented in track or
flsid meets by any means. With good
weather the most successful meet ever
SVEN In the Pacific Northwest should re-
salt, as the greatest enthusiasm ia be-
Ing worked up. not only In the principal
Sound cities, but al, over the state. A low
rate has been secured, and from present
appearances good sized crowd viii make
the trip. so as TO be present 20 help the
home athletes on TO victory. A little roast
Ing at the right time does wonders and
often reyives spirits that would otherwise
tend to droop. The best wishes OF every
man. woman and child In the state will
go with the team next Saturday. and
should Washington win a hearty reception
VIII await the athletes on their return.
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TIC EoF MEN,
hers OF the Tacoma Athletic Club began
last Thursday at the clubs courts on Di-
vision avenue and Yakima street. The
FIRST day was taken up with the preitni-
nary and first rounds of the handicap
events. the play being particularly good
fer the first day. The contestants were
arranged in classes and handicapped ac-
eordingty. For instance man In the
first class would have 20 give tenth or
twelfth class man - which is q terrific
handicap even II the scratch man is star
81 the first water. The hanacapping WAS
done by Tsdmarsh. i. Fransioli and Rem
lugton. and as 1t turned out. was well
done.
The best and most exciting match of the
first day was between George White OF
;he FIRST class. ard pr. Martin. OF The
third The first set was taken hy Or. Mar
tin nv u score o. los. Mr. White taking
lie next by the same score. The deciding
game was played Friday. Mr.. White win
ung. 81. Or. Martins play showed
marked Improvement over his last years
fern. ais placing and drives a. times be
iog brilliant Mir. Whites style Of play
WIS similar 20 that followed hy hjm last
Ne3s He employed the overland cnt
stroke used hy Cuppage. Of Victoria
sFbich ia not as effective for him as his
former STYLE ~ play. that OF driving mere.
Tn fact there WAS "a notiCesh le lack Of
driving and smashing all through the
tournament. these brilliant styles of play
being evidently sidotracked for careful. cut
strokes.
rhis may 30 considered the better or
stfeF style cf play by the local men. but
aae thinE is certain and that IS hat many
point t. lost by failure 20 Kill "a ball when
tAs opportunity offers. In California the
-nas6!ng and driving game - very pcpu-
l3s. tire result being a faster. more bril-
liant sane. Ntth the opportunities offered
1u expert from the Golden state for
srna4lstrg ard driving hy lecsi PLAYERS the
resuiI would often be thar the latter would
scarcely see tire tali SO rapidly would Il
De placed over the ret
Take advantage az every noint. and
when the opportunity presents itself r,v;
the bah ous ~ play by Killing IL is the
advice - an cid tennis champion aAfeh
shcut b. mere closely adhered - A,.
voting players who are striving fox prom
ttg@ca ~ She tennis ~ ariA
TIE surprise ~ tbe touruA G,ent WIS the
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