The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-03
Sports pasfines


- iHs%Cs the East week there has
IA ae@s e0n.ld1sAbls 6ssc9sxsof. pro
az9 c9a az 10 ~fgsi aey IT. ~ al
u sssab.e for he B. A. G. 70 pcs =
~ football tsaus g the nss6 this
season. No ane contemplated the
organization Of q team 81 the strength OF
East years, bat rather aas thai woa.d Do
race "a. OF ioca. nsn. ard c1}y tsose
against whom 10 one cossE1 c~ss :.e silgaI-
ez. Suspicion as 20 their amateur ssaEctnE
! have taken ih@ poAssi1n In recent !seha
on tkis subject :Eas the 8. A. G. VIII lose
rather than gain h9 going into sootnase
II the Seastbs public had supported the -
a G.. wIAEs Il had arst-cssss team ~
wor.sf Is different I have attended, ~
Games and know ina: ne average crowd
rss asss, far be.ow wilas might be expect
81 ss city that claims 20 5e Interested IN
a.his;lcx. II - popular "a this city 70 say,
~ eli what II the INA TER With me =. ~
C every time IL suffers defeat at any
kind Of sport. The public ss whole IN
vArsabIy forgets conditions after brief
period and looks only at the result II the
p T.. yug Il wesk amateur team In Inc
s~id agc Il fcs, lwo OF three games, there
woui9 0e no ED u talk about f9s tHaos4-
~ % the g A. &. 20 pick a WHINING team
ii r. popular in this city 70 wall until after
. TOO, ball game Is over ard then Use the
tsiephone 70 find cut now II came out l
venture the assertion tnat IL the ;. a. g:
and T. OF " teams anaounced local
championship game free there would not
be IN inch ~ available ground at tbs Ain
ieiic park LEFT nn0ccupied
II = practically Srtissd taat me . -, =.
will leg re The T. % " In fuil D0ssession
Of the football fed this year. II will prob
ably be uphill work for them for awhile
x!tGou. tfe help az the4r old captain. Jack
Lindsay, but with regular practice they
can accomplish much. I 10 nat think that
the teams In Western Washington wi! be
as strong. generally speaking, this year IA
t.s he f.f f.Fsrx tn = u
even chance OF winning the championship
In rs terriiogy.
Following are the individual records that
members Of f:le s. 4 e will Try 10 break
this winter; Single gene. ten francs, Dr.
r. a. Churchill holder. z1-a6-sa~s4-6a-
1z-ssl-b1. four consecutive games. Dr. f. A
Churchill holder. 7..-e4- 4-4s~toiaI. 22s. five
consecutive games. hoIdes Jackson. 5T~5s-
h2-t9-,5-~i1tal 30. The second best record
for four consecutive games Is As follows:
]. T. Cole. holder. 55-5s-ss -5s-~.otal. 20.
The proposition TO organize a Pacific
eoas, baseball league with clubs In Cali
fornia. Oregon and Washington IL meeting
with approval In ali the baseball cities on
the coast. Eastern sporting papers speak
fayofably, but think there WIZ bss some
very long jumps In tire circuit Al first
glance This would appear 10 be "a great
objection to the scheme. hut a matter
az fact these jumps Will 10; came with ths
frequency anticipated by Eastern sporting
writers The plan Of having the Pacific
Northwest clubs play IL California two
months in the spring and close there late
III the fall decreases the mileage greatly IN
comparison with what II would he II A
regular schedule were adopted 1t is esti-
mated that the travelling expenses OF one
player will be less than 500 a season.
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James II. Mayberry. the famous Splinter
of Wisconsin university. and III. f Coch-
ems. another OF lis Inest famous football
players, have been declared professionals
by the athletic council OF their own uni
In athletic contests where money at
stake July Il and I3. 1885,. at Spring Green.
Mayberry admits his guilt. but cochems
takes the position that he Is SIN an anna
teur. Three years ago the University of
Chicago charged these athletes with pro-
dcssionalsm hu, the charges We're dis
missed by the Western intercollegiate Attn
istic Association Since that time the chi
eaEo Institution has been at outs with the
siheod OF an open rupture. 1t is claimed
IN Wisconsin that the conviction OF her
athletes Is on grounds entirely distinct
from those brought up by Chicago May
berry has resigned from the Chicago Ath-
lesic Club.
The Seattle Rod and Gun Club held a
practice shoot at West Seattle yesterday.
preparatory to the big tournament which
Will take place during the latter part OF
fise month. Same good scores We're made.
Green defeated ETancotte In the pump
gun shoot and WAS challenged by Steel.
The next shoot will he held October . The
scores