The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-05
Eddie Dickson and Paris, Of Van
oouver, Run a Dead Heat.
EQUAlEO THE p. NJ. A. RECORD.
The Tacoma Splinter Awarded The
Fi.xt Prtze-Don Palmer. ee the
Uni~"rsity of Washington. Broke
His Own Record In the Pelo
Day at the Athletic Park.

~ DDIE DICKSON. the amateur
IA champion Splinter OF tho Pa
" CHIC Northwest, and F.. E
Paris (colored). the amateur
champion OF Canada ran the
greatest 1e-yard race at the Athletic park
yesterday noon ever seen in this city.
On soft track with fairly strong wind
to hold. them hack. they covered the dis
tance in 10 10 seconds. eaualing the p N.
A. record made under the most favorable
conditions
While the race was simply grand In the
eyes of a lover of running. /, remains to
be told how unsatisfactory was the termi-
nation. Alfred Goldsmith and Eddie Gaff-
ney. two OF the judges. were positive in
their declarations that the two champions
crossed the tape on even terms, thus max
ing dead heat. Portus Baxter, the third
judge. was equally positive that Paris won
the race with about two feet to spare.
There was no question. however, a. =
the time, 10 is.
Mr.. Gaffney and Mr. Goldsmith weFU
anxious to have Mr.. Paris settle the mat.
ter by running another heat but Mr. Pario
declined. saying: Give the medal to NJ.
Dickson" Being positive in his own mind
that he had won the race Mr.. Parts said
that he did not care to take part In the
2aoyard dash.
With the race left in this unsatisfactory
condition. the jority Of the Judges
awarded the first prize to Eddie Dickson.
Then came another complication. arieag
from the doubt as to whether Don Palmer
or l. o. veser was third in the race. There
were only two prizes and consequently
special attention was not given 10 the
third man. Paris having refused 70 run
off the heat. and the medal having been
awarded to Dickson, 1t became necessary
10 decide on the second man. or really the
third. so far as actual running went. Ths
matter was finally settled by the to- q
coin. Palmer winning.
Palmer's Lucky star.
When Starter c. r. Curtis got the men
ready to toe tho scratch for the lo0yan6
amateur. he found that seven men were
lined UP with only six lanes II viii to-
with c. James Elder said Don Palmer.
Ito see who drops out" Palmers lucky
star was with him The runners in their
airy costumes took their places a. fol-
lows:
Oiler Tacoma: Paris. Vancouver; George
Landon. Seattle; Eddie Dickson. Tacoma:
J.
OF w
Mr.. Curtis could not have got the men
off better IL he had tried a week. Paris
tai. powerful. but withal an ungraceful
runner. came tearing down the cinder path
Ike whlrlwind. His stride was some
thing wonderful 10 behold LATHE Dick
son. clean limbed and graceful. was nov
ing along like a greyhound. The two
champions pulled away from the field. and
II became most exciting race. Al atty
yards Dickson WAS in the lead but hie
stride was not quite up 10 form. Almost
at his shoulder was the Canadian cham
pion. running ike \ whirIwind Along they
came toward the finish. each exerting him
SET TO the utmost to shake the other.
Here the story breaks. IL seemed TO the
writer that Paris clearly outran Dickson
in the last twenty yard. and won BY two
feet in one OF the most exciting finishes a
record. The two other Judges saw the con-
test I'm different light.
Paris Is bona fide amateur He b .
porter on the Canadian Pacific railroad.
and runs between Vancouver. B. c., ana
Toronto. He can run n hundred yards In
10 fat. At the last Canadian amateur
championship meet, where Americans COM
peted. he ran second to Bernard WefsnA
being beaten by only two feet There 10
no question that he IL a wonderful sprint
or. II the conditions had been haH
way favorable the race yesterday would
have been run In 10 seconds fiat, Dickson
was not In flrst-class trim. The writer -
positive OF that. Paris had been Attending
to his regular duties.
Pole Waiting.
Don Palmer gave fine exhibition -
pole vauiting. breaking his own (ths p. N.
4. record. IL feet inches with a vault q
10 feet =. inches. He did this with son
'take-osf." wind against HIN and stand
ards set UP on Old boxes. The measure
rnent Was absolutely accurate. being made
from the ground 10 the center Of the croso
bar.
Palmer won the 23Iyard handicap from
the I2yari mark. with Oilsr. Of Tacoma.
= second and Veser t. 0. W. third. Dick
son could not overcome the handicap ana
slowed down at the finish. Pamers time
was - Is.
The sso-yard amateur run vas awarded
70 &. James Elder on the ground that Da-
Via. Of Carbonate fouled him three yards
from the tape Elder ran oeautiful race.
but Davis came Up like race horse tn the
home stretch and beat him out- Davis
jostled Elder when there was plenty ~
room to 70 ahead on me inzd~
Technically sIeaking there was no aues-
fion but that a foul was committed
n y. Frle Won the iSkyard professional
IN walk T. Coleman. Of n NJ. 8. I'M
perfeuss. put I'D a nns race In the sso-ysro
profes orlal winning from Frue. Allan
Espiin ami Dexter. OF Vancouver. Tins.
2fa
Eddie Dickson surprised hirnssf In ne
running broad jump without any pssc-
ticss ne cleared Is feet winning second 20
Don Palmer. who reschsd Is feet > inchsA
Jimmy Earrager the champion running
broad jumper Of the Pacific Northwest
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