The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-16

One OF the principal events OF the
queens birthday celebration at Victoria,
May a, wiz be trap shooting tourna-
ment. under the auspices OF the Victoria
Gun Club, commencing at 1890 O'Clock in
the morning. All shooting will be at un-
known angles. Lunch ana refreshments
will be served to shooters on the ground.
1t Is probable that several OF the local
men. and probably some from Tacoma.
will attend. There Is no sport of which
I have any knowledge in which there is a
friendher feeling between British Column
bans and Washingtonians than in wing
shooting. A tournament at Seattle Taco
ma or Spokane without Fred Mcclure.
John or Minor would seem very strange
Following Is the Victoria programme:
Team shoots birds: entrance, $40 per
man; birds free-First prize, SIS; second
prize. SIS: third prize. $40.
Fifteen-bird shoot-Entrance, 80 cents;
bircs free-F1rst prize. IS: second prize
A.a; third prize, s.; fourth prize, $780,
Ten singles and Ave pairs-Entrance, IS
cents: birds free-E'irst prize, S.; second
prize, s.: third prize, 81: fourth prize, 81
Fifteen sing.es-Entrance. so cents; birds
free-First prize. S. second prize $780,
third prize. 3: fourth prize. $3.50.
The s. A. N. W. trap shooting tourna-
ment will be held this year at Vancouver,
b. c.. June %. 20, July and 2. j. c. Ma
clure. secretary Of the association, SAYS
In letter to L. E. Ellis: I'VE hope
these dates will meet the approval OF all
The programme will be out next week
We are adding H.4i5; l. e., s1,245 in regu-
lar events and 500 In averages Matches
win be in same order az at Anaconda.
and for events 8. Is. 10 and q Cast year
confined to Montana shootcrs) we are
substituting special matches open to all
including the 'Tosdalr match. first prize,
500. Greener gun. We have increased
entries for twentybird events to $3.50 in
order to swell the poo,. We have just
spent 500 on our grounds 1.-TWO sets Of
traps. and I think they are the best nortt,
OF San Francisco. They face north. The
background Is good. Train runs within
two blocks
The catch-as-catch-can wrestling match
at Germania hall tonight between Charles
Moth. the Greco Roman champion, and
Frank s. Lewis the middie-weight CATCH
as-catch-can champion, promises TO be the
most exciting contest ever witnessed In
the Pacific Northwest. Both contestants
have been training hard for three weeks.
They were examined yesterday by a local
physician. who found them In a perfect
condition Following are the measure
ments OF Lewis: Height, feet inches:
weight, 16S pounds; neck, Il inches: chest
natural. ~ inches; waist. 50 inches; hips.
IS inches; circumference or shoulders. 50
inches: b!eeps. 1s inches: forearm, I4i.
inches; wrist, fis inches; thigh, Sel.
inches; calf, 15la inches; shoes, No. I.
Moths measurements are: Height,
feet: weight. $50 pounds; neck, 1s inches;
chest. natural, e inches; waist, "a inches:
hips. ). inches: biceps, 1fa inches: fore
arm. 1915 inches wrist, inches: thigh. q
inches: calf. Is inches: shoe, No. 9.
Commencing at $50 sharp, and preced-
Ing the contest. there viii be number OF
preliminary bouts.
The Seattle professionals and thu Onals
played practice game OF BAH at Madl-
son park yesterday afternoon. The pro-
iessionals won by score OF II TO 6.
Manager nugiaie, OF the Seattle base
ball team. has decided 10 give Thaver. a
young pitcher from Everett. a trial A
local man. whose name was given 10 Ding
dale as Butch Will be tried. II is prob
able that Butch" IL none other than
Gaumnitz. who played with the old PIP
team and who was called Dutch
PEE BEE.