The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-01

y.stsrday morning Holm T. Davis, OF
cartDosdc. vas an ordinary young man
l vah desire 10 win glory or the race
ssss Before night his ambition was sat-
1 -. and he vas the cynosure Of 2U9
80. teioaging to people gathered N Y
I &C A. park 10 gatfl.sss the annual spring
srystzs.ou handicap games Of tae y. ~.
leA
~ Davis, with MS long. muscular legs
l srrnorionatriy long body and nose iain
4 DE- and quiet manner. gaze the handicap
| vss and talent an awful shaking Dp, 10
1 ~ nothing OF the runnera who tried 10
l -, hiru company. The worst OF IL was.
L. I'D 8, 30 easily and prettiiy. You
/ Art feel 50 had when a dark horse
g.us BIZ a neck after a glorious struggle.
ut when he slides along as Il he were
tss only pebble on TIE track and esspaa-
| a,ss this belief by running the scratch
| AR 10 q standstil. 1t IL time TO shed
1 nsfA
r ur. Davis was entered under the T. A.
! Il tolors az novice in the haif-miie ard
- sals runs. He aaif on his blank that
- = xaS from Carbonate. and the handi-
- ncter was little afraid OF him. but taxi
- ~ his entry as an honest one and being
: tR,ar1uainted with him. cut him down
= aoupcwhat from fhe limit and awaited re-
ksuks. One result is that Davis won both
Hsyents hands down and proved himself
4te b. one Of the crack long distance run
= sers II the Pacific Northwest, but In 30
|lelng be finds himself called npon to
move that he war not running nnier
fxise pretenAes and that he lis not a pro-
1 smiunai He was protested after the
mLyard run on the ground that he com
svtd for money at Black Diamond last
/ ysa. In the presence of Referee Smith.
] nsyis deaied this. but on the other hand.
81 ID said that j. C.. Snyder. Ut Renson.
ard Ed Griffith, of Everett. will swear
TIA. they saw MIN compete. One thing is
y cdAir-H John Davis Is novice he has
u tie most advanced ideas about running
Il knx distance races yet exhibited In this
gtty by 4 green man. II Is 10 be hoped
Afu Davis can clear his skirts of the
ehrss that Ia over his head. There "a
n No doubt in the writer's mind tina; the
sosAis Of the T. A. g.. believed him 30
r IN amateur when they accepted him
- member OF the club and had him
sn1attreE Secretary Grafton said tast
etnMg that be Inquired specifically Of
IhvA before he was registered. u he MAS
q out and ogs amateur. and Davis as
ered Mr. Grafton that he vas.
n Justice TO &. T.. Ifili of the u,-of w,
40 was on scratch In both events. II
mat be said that ha ran "a gafnely from
Z Gart 10 finish ss If he had good show
4 Winning In both events he won ~ sond
Diace, and n the protest stands he will
feeeive the handsome gold medals that
r ~ withheld from Davis on account OF
\ Ae doubt as 10 his standing
II There were all the elements present yes
4 kfday 10 make the meet one Of the most
Il eartessfui In the history of athletics in this
ely The crowd filled both bisaehers and
trand stand. II was a splendid gathering.
md ~ usual the fair sex showed their In
lafest In athletics by heing present In large
: Numbers n they were not IN the majority
fsey were pretty near It. The programme
vas a hong one, bat to he credit uf the
tmeiais II can be said that Ii ~as run on
esiekly In fact much on the order of a
safes-ringed circus. You could take your
fsk track or field event and be satisfied.
The bicycle races added spice ~ the meet
ord proved eonclusiveiy that they have
rcme 10 stay as a part Of athletic meets.
The weather was all that could be- de-
Bred Perhaps the air was trifie heavy,
PIT that did rot eat much of = figure as
eie temperature VAS just right for sprint
Fs, Towards the last OF the events how
veE- wind blew seross the park from the
fdeis on the back stretch Tn. tracks
y we're In even better condition than at the
p Intercollegiate meet.
= There were many features that deserve
3 ep*eisl notice. j, r. BarrageT. Of the r
e. broke The T. y. 4 record for The
EanFing broad Jump clearing y feet fiat
was IN Hn" condition. and shot through
Eae MI from the take-cTf as prestIiy as Don
fS'r sr put himself over the bar IN the pole
4Tsai at 10 feet inches When Palmer
vf'ormed this feat breaking the Pacific
Nesthwess record and ests hlishing his
s'm on solid. footing Ia the farst place
meex our pole vsulters the crowd aetu-
~ aroused Itself TO 3 high pitch ~ en-
aasasm and yelled just as people do at
exciting game OF baseball when a rAem.
~ Of the home team makes a home run
q wins the game.
WAS an exciting moment when An
Seahrer Frank Atkins informed the crowd
~ sne bar hal been put up 70 &c fest s
csss 10 see II Palmer could overcome
handicap and actual lump 81 Gould
s'nef appeared perfectly confident ard
1T measuring the height walked IA * a
sAsWlershle distance he was Scess,n-
y sased BY Prof Wander veer.
issre MAS strange silence whrn rstnasr
~ 'he pole In both hands poised Il. anil
r sts"'s 'o START tNHH The sfnnlf bows
r sase' and looked Oh IN awe. The dos
- % vacant lot Mas forgotten ard the
NJ eei~eegi two small hovs across tNe
ra irom the park WAS unuatlcea
sa.naer tro;ies' ~ - the h,er "a If he xyere
~ Vs practice. and Az - Sudden raised
xss IN the air. HE vest un-~stp-Nf,
'hea saei fory arr, clearing TIA lar ~
N inch. and then commenced 10 90
Il his ho3y dsd aog touea TIE bar
q rachel tae sraUnd. ans tAe ear re-
N on It's pegs he had h~akea al
~ - Northwest veS~srss ANA UlA crowd
q a'ed Neil'ns. :; WAS an Inspiring
III =. rainier Also 60 great work fn
II. - aera'es ant PTof Wander Nner
"a. ~ nlin - psgi0nSh,e pride as be
s.'1 ant N ;Be heme sfToieh.
~ ~ WsatherwaN. cr the L ~ "
81 s'e'hrT srag a}r aSfoNlshaH every.
~ ~ winning she 10 yRs,a dash from