The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-13

IN this city has there been SO much sS-
element and Wild enthusiasm as was w
messed last night at the Armory when Lon
Palmer was called upon 10 make one So
pre1ne effort 10 overcome All hah4se~ps -
The mole vault For once during the even
ing not sound could es hSare. 1he eSes
OF go people were fixed upon the yoans
.fh,afe WIN has so quickly come 10 the
'front.' and established his claim 70 TIE pre-
rnIership of pole vsulteFs on the Ao'tS
coast 1t seemed 70 some thar ne Was
beaten. r. W French. OF the \. y y y,
who is a new man. had - feet 10 ms S1eue1
through the handicap % IL inches AlNsh
hino In the language Of the turf. ne wss
q dark horse, and crept IN on the hanai-
camper. THE bar was moved up 70 iT11
$ inches Palmer looked at the alst~Nys
carefully aud then went Into thS @it.
Easily and gracefully he went hp. @ho
without apparent effort shot BIS ooay Over
the bar. landing as pFetiiiy a. ca =" 80
mat The crowd yelled. Ahe DAT We
,bAn mt tp 20 the top notch. II was Ten
feet II Palmer cleared It he won, hecA H7e
tha rrefsrence IS given 20 a scratch naAh
who ties a handicap adversary. me hsr
looked awfully high. IN TACT u fe7tea ~
most on top OF the standards me hoy III
white took the pole and rnessarea me Nc
lance. He went TO the end OF the ban a'ea
got ready The excitement or the naoihet.t
AS intanse People seemed TO hold thtlr
"a. -
breath as Palmer ran sracetaAiy ts"@as
The goal. The brad struck the boaf1A az"
everybody felt like helping the Young 49,
Ie,a into the air He did not neee any aa-
xsstanee however. lie went up, up ei,
and then curved over TIE par ele.liht =
aovyn and II was seen that the mar aio ne
even iremble. the feelings OF the crows
cent ont In one mighty yell rainier hAa
xvo, snd performed thu most sehs4Dpi'a'
feat OF tia entire meet -.
gy-na ,h,r,v-vara dash was won sy NC
xanus by three feet over Don Ia'lhef'
wtth r. @. PusheIl Of the d. =, a. .
the gap between him and AcMAnos WIN
tba latter touched the tape. HnsheJ
.,ra.ned his ankle, and Rad 10 retire from
ths games. Eddie Dickson Slipped N rs
trial heat, and at that came near settiiss
20 tho front lie Is easily the slhs PIN
gunner after all, and II tAs distance hsa
eseen increased ten yards hs would haFs
re-, aura winner In ths heat that Bar
rarer wen two judges favored barrager.
ara one. Capt Adams Sam hunss. q
~ s A. C. II vas the opinion o. Pro1.
Green. Of the Y. NJ. g. A. and Froi- van
Dervesr. OF the u. OF w. that Hurnes won
b. SIX inch&s. but The ceeision OF us
stasgea went. Hurnes beat the pistol. II
was ths only time In the evening that
Starter Wright ala not have the situation
completely under his control.
sTYta sss-vard run was marked By big
fed ansi numerous urintennonA fouls.
Elder. OF TIRE Y. 81. c. A, proved hirnsAs
20 be a great runner. uslHg rensfSses
tl4agynsnt for A young man. He fnisosi
a closa second. some thought FIRST, over
ITrl. % the n. .. w. but was dissasAthed
fer fouigng. Hiu ran very pretty race
Gould wen the running high jump in
good form. and Champion Barrarsr car
RED OF the hon0rs in ths running broad
Jump. xltn Larsen blanck a sioss second
pssrck surrDed niee;y. Wifs Meyers sur
x.rlsea many by IT'S bread Jumping. lie
ran fnsly In eli races The man VINO has
made the srsatsst trng-oysrn snt stree ihs
T A =. indoor meet IA 6. A. T. Hood, ~
the Y. II G. A. He was IN great form last
uixht, and II the Handicapped bad rsAizsd
bis Improvement re would have been fnuea
nearer the scratcA. wsatNsrwsx, OF tbs
u az ". also ala good work
TIE meet was success. afhlefieaiiv and
financially. Figuring I'D points hastily tbs
resa., is as follows: y. M- g. A. p Y. OF
", q; T. A. c, J.
TIRE wrestling match was won by CAT
rsx az me & A g. wao threw o. Orhsra.
os ne Y. II. C. A. fwiee ia rapid success
.fssn ~ pure sclentiac work. The train
ing of Prof Tren&man wss evident In TIE
gay GafTney worked ogs % sscks ara
turnea dangerous situations TO his aa-
vantage,
Following are fss summaries:
so-yara nash--gHansfcnp.
FIRST heet-won by Willie Meyers. s
feet y. Is. e. A, kmTu@s Robb. feet.
L n . A. second. Time, % -,
Second h.Ai-Won ~ !. r. Earrsgsr.
fooi +. a. &: sam Humss. "a fest. z.
A C.. second. Tine. &C Is.
Third he@t--Won - Don Palmer. 2 fs@t.
Z Of ". Tlrae. - Dthsr csmpatls9Fs
Senalizs9 oat fer sreaking ever.
FoGrtz Asas-Wen ~ r q. bnHheiir "a
sast. l. ~. =. A. y. Nes<}eke. - feet
= A. C. second. Time. As -. EaG3s
Dickson nearly won ost after slipping en-
third step.
rita neat-~von by J. 2. McManas. .
feet. L. Of w: a v. Carrot. fest. I.
81 c. A. secoud- TtUss 20 s-s
F'anSl heat. wGanegs C frlal heats COM
pefsng-N On ~ MeM auss, feet K. CT
W Dan Fs}nSsF fsss. q. % ", se-e-
cd. EushefI. 81 feet. Z -. G. =. third
Tarse. ses -. Bushsa EpFaine4 It's ankle.
Running Brssa Jump.
Won ~ ]. e. narraxsr. scratch. r. A.
q fs@t fnrMess j. 8. Ei2Hcs "a
srs-h@~ 81 ~ - A. s feet "a inch~s.
second Willie Meyers. = inches, /. II.
C. A. = f3ex. 81 iEeAee. tbiFf.
4so-Fara asn.
Ff-s- hsss-Woa By Ernraef Eeea, -
yar1N. Y ~ q. A. = n TNevsr. -
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