The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-07


s..s, whsfner. VINO Wa@ II ss'slsis -.
- lsst tscso0eE. ~h5se On ns, 49, -
q -. asg game. wrote letter o4s
80 - .s--~s Athletic salvation FOR ne
- y xsrtaxs... 4" The article = HIS
f&'xss - .5rtarsss ~ the Portland Boa
sssss - rhe Willamette Boat Ciu7
~ Ats~-.5ara: and tae MaltnomaA At-i-
80 s.s.,s,.s graana. Portland. OF -
- - esstfle Athletic Club building
N q. A. pars. seatfie are ist-
- s,eaxiaattsa. Tae flHs1 pAEi a. a y.
~ - srtgs.e Il confined 20 the A. Il. =
s.s,stte history II are ss.stsf,ss- slit
j s,r.x that AZ Interest 20 atn-
= s-s.-.azess sad tho1e originally n afig-
- s.sz,s.f sssf Or became scattered. fas
- vgyfsru o. importing ssars ersVE
-. avs thai xijhla tae pasr fwo yeaEs
80 been 4 eaanRe fur the fSefteF
r. r. : fhs cresl!i % iae pagsSc Nssia-
- esatinues Mr whitney. aaa Ia@
- - tbeIr amateur sport t1st taeY
- TIER lsszon before i- Was TOO tate
.sss.arsisn 81 ere Fatciiic NgFais~fa. x
-, ~ mat II the EocSJ moansain az
- ard their needs arc idenklcas--i- e
=, dsvelsDneu. and relnfoTccm NJ
= -. sehoale'' Following this an
s...,.svt H. SAYS that u his Judgment
-, gratifying. not 10 sag the most
- ssgn 81 the athletic times IN ths
j. 60. Northwest il the activity ~ me
- .rAooas. II shls direction he thinks
= - fsslna tba salvation Of Paeiiic'
athletics.
athletic pioneers ~ the Pacific
-. - sava Nj gVhGtflev. were the
- Portland SEATTLE and Tacoma.
- n All IN sll II must be aekn0~i-
- sssv nav. done a great deal for the
-es,...~ ef,ort Of tat. section fHe.r Inetfi-7
- Agi,Ilng 30 .eams have nos always
| - xhgl some. or even effieacloRS. ous
4~ns.~s share has been more excuse Or
- s,s@crshlnE 20 tins doctrine OF ath-
S. = sran.tnigration fAan any offsr cidos
! taye ka0wu. do not ~ish To % bH.
4 - a. excessng their practice. BAT /
"a a. that The temptation tiAs ossh $50
(. - thsn sisess hers and that the us
4 = hEa hsen lntenuI,tCat in Violence. III
- & trae that she employment OF Out
4. astgrGal has been. Al times, a neces-
T. ssa Bat the necessity y no~ nap
= sassed. ard TIE eyii very nearly Grad
[s4sas The pace OF $40 years ago mas been
s,s.sonssi and tue spoz Is maeh more
lasAgtatgl Ia consequence
ssirAa.sali the Seattle Athletic Ciao nas
i :, ssen above reproach. yet IL has suffer-
4 ! - thaa others from the unwholesohi.
Lshlssle atmosphere which snNeiopeo an
e puget sound clubs several years ago.
"a IL immunity from Injury results IRON
!. aslyne reasons. First. because tae sen
.rsnt ~ the active men In the c.0o' anu
l. ta@ essi5 at large, has, from the Fsay
Loxsaa,ng. been Wholesome. uhhesl'hiui
ss,rss bslag adopted only as last tx
-, - keep the very lie in a game
49, wss near DerlshIng on account OF the
-. athletic poverty Of the local country
Iseana beeailse Il has been tsinsaiariy
F..vsea .,y having Il president Of corlnff No.
e. snortssnanship and sound business
Is,sxs,sft who has guided the club skill
ksuv ,hraaish difficulties 10 which otheF
go have s2sccisnaoed. This elao mas uatlS4~
|gssssea The ethics OF amateur sport On
[s5re than one occasion. bat. j Salnk, rata
=, 800. az real necessity than because
h viclansnsSs
-res Mulnomah club. Of Portland. ~
pssslv the leading athletic club not only ~
As Pacific Northwest. bat of the PACING
0sf And ahat il more. us athletics are.
sns have always been. the cleanest on 'he
'aa In f8et. Mulnomah maintains an
ethical standard second only 10 chat OF The
|gosinn Athletic Association. and the idt-
|fes ID ny judgment. II, from a. amateur
ssiai 81 ylsw. the leading club IN tht
I-alsd States. Portland differs from otner
teams In the Pacific Northwest IN being
esasr more settled and consequently mas
|ssser OF those fortune seekers who dfitt
|ffcu one rev town TO another In the wake
4 baon.s and other symptoms suggestive
Is; employment. Thus the Multnomah club
"a proated by the stability Of its sur
readings. and has hess difficulty than the
Taxei sound clubs III acquiring likely am
lssie material"
appreciate the Kind things Mr.. Whit
- has sai about the Seattle Athletic
cab aad admire him for admitting that
g 4 possible Tor a club 70 transgress anna
ssaT athletic ethics because OF lee salty.
BE ass not. however. IN my estimation.
essn fair IN certain statements and. Il
shat he has SAID represents his canvic-
liens tier 4 must be admitted hy people
Ii conservative views that he has made
. signal failure ln his efforts" 70 get AZ
sAs bottom Of the athletic situation IN the
PrIac Northwest lie writes As Il H.
ksts what he wss talking about. and IN
:, aeiag reveals bis ignorance Of actual
eeral'ioas MT Whitney has passed
iaf9agh th.s section on one 90 his annual
'eusS' 10 see what was soins or He is
Hks foreigner VITO passes from The, Al
sasie 20 the pacfac AZ the rate of forty
nasH an hour 4nd on returning home
sries = book pretending 10 deal in
s4fnsi manner WITH the conditions ia this
seeairY
NJ Whitney sass chat the Multnau,ah
~ s easily the lcaflug athletta club on
V Pacific coast That sounds as II Il
1xse srisSsg while De Was sitting IN enc