The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-22

THE SEATTLE POST-U
and rifle. He has ros last his knowledge
OF the savorsee naunss os ,te trout. sus hs
says .sat Il - no longer pcsssSls for ay
nssse-s 10 rake good killings. becalse
market fishermen have skinned the river.
Where trout car get salmon eggs, SAD
R~g.or. they viii not take a. Sy- TIE
men wt1o arg fishing Il the upper Szso-
e1alr.se for The Seattle market asing
salr:aon eggs with wsslss- an9 salmon egg
oil for lure. are fast rusriiEg the stream
for those who u&e The nv. TITS MISTER
ought 70 receive the attention O. the sszss-
iasuvs I do no; know as & would oe pos
sib5e 30 pass a law prohibiting fishing with
salmon eggs b1. legislation gaLgh. De Ill
rscsei toward stopping the sale o. troaf.
II ts certain that something mus De done
or there Wal he little ts4sing for those who
enjoy II In q reasonable manner. These
market fishermen try out the oil OF salmon
bellies and then make q mixture OF this
Tith salmon eggs and sawsust- They
place this lure on the rifles. The sawdust
keeps tsse lure on sGs, OF the water and the
ell oozeS out ard flows down stream.
Trout are attracted in great numbers and
the work Of catching them becomes simply
tne art q putting the hook into the water
and pulling y out. THIS Is not legitimate
fishing In the ordinary sense. although
the law does rot say tha: IT is Illegal. Il
Is simply method by waieef the market
fisher CAT get Il large number 0! pounds
OF trout II q very short time. He does
sso; care how sool the river is fRhed cut.
AS long as ne can get a few dollars"
X Is great thing to be worlds cham
pion In any branch of athletics. A ration
takes pride In possessing champion. Such
Was the case in this country June IL last
when Myer Ptnssein made 3 feet sSs
inches az Traser's island. thus breaking
ali records. Ii WAS thought that this record
would stand for some time but all specu-
iations In this direction have been upset
by ". T. ~ Newouru. OF the Rubin uni
yersity. July IS. al the MiiliHgar games
he jumped - feet s.. inches. This was NOT
a great surprise 10 those who knew him
well as he had often made a feet inches
In practice.
NewbuFn Is. indeed a worlds champion
and Il will be years before the figures es-
tsbllsh-d by him are broken. He is fine
aii-around athlete. in addition to being
the greatest running broad Jumper the
world has ever seen. According 20 figures
given by w 4. Curtis. the sporting au-
thority ~ the Spirit OF the Times. New
burn Is over feet inches tall and weighs
100 pounds IN athletic costume. For many
years says Mr.. Curtis. "tne greatest COM
plsEaeE1t that could be paid To a remark
able leaper was to say, He lamps ike an
Irish tailor but activity among the young
men OF Ireland is not confined 10 the
faliors. and We have now an irish student
and school teacher whose performances
not only surpass all genuine records. but
go beyond tradition and fairy tale. Mr..
Newhurn. Of Dublin university, lis by far
the greatest broad jumper known 10 ath-
ietio annals"
John c. Readman. who has had charge
of the state tennis tournament In this city
for the past two years represented the
Seattle Tennis Club at the tournament held
In Vancouver, =. C., during the latter part
or last week, He was there as a spectator
no. as a player II Is unfortunate thai Sc
attic players have not taken part In either
the Victoria or Vancouver tournaments
this year am Inclined to think that the
dates were not generally known or two
or three players would have entered Seat
tie cannot expect 10 have British Columbia
players come here year IN and year GU,
unless an equal interest is shown In their
tournaments.
Thornton, the Snohomssh boy who used
Ia pitch for the Seattle Athletic Club base
ball team, and who has been with Chicago
In the Nationa. League for the past two
or three seasons performed feat yester-
Gay afternoon tDAt VIII De NCtsI Win
pleasure in this part OF the country as well
as In Chicago He rot only shut out the
hard-hiti!ag Brooklyn team, bat had them
SO completely AZ his mercy that they did
not even approach the danger line Of a
base hit. 1t Is also worthy of note that
the Chicago team Played eighteen error
less innings yesterday afternoon. winning
two games
ure OF battle with the large and garfaey
trout found in the SkoisomIsh river, in
Ntat may be called the Lake Cushman
district. during the past two weeks, are
N. II. Young. Clarence Preston and X. v
Ankeny. They had excellen. success and
were sorry that business duties prevented
them enjoying moro than Il day or SO with
the rcd and fly. Il had a thoroughly en-
toyaAie time" said Mr.. Young. "Ifle fish
ing was excellent" The last day they
whipped the stream Mr.. Ankeny landed
three-pounaer.
from a ilort vacation. saen, on Hood ca
nal. about six miles from pors Gasnsle.
There is no Use talking" said Williams
the canal is getting 20 he the greatest
place In this part of the country for camp
ers. The two steamers. Delta and Hansen
have heeu crowded both going ana coming
All along either shore parties have pitched
their tents and enjoyed life for a few days
| aid not rnt IN much tine hunting bat
there ara plenty OF birds II one knows
where 20 so ana how TO set them
Jack Green will leave today for varcou-
yer. T. {. where he Is 10 box Jack Dow
rey, Of Brooklyn, on August ~ twenty
rounds. Eddie GaTney will accompany
him. /. Is reported that Grnen has trained
faithfully and - n better condition tslan
Ter A iong time Downey has a record
which. n the present time. would make
hiu, a 81 gh: fayorita over Ire former in
structnr IT the Seattle Athletic Cub. II
Green wins his stock viii take Il boom.
G. n. Tandsll xre3s. one day las, week AZ
North Bend. He expected - have first
class grs>us@ RltGo1.rc over his rev English
setter. Mia Gladstone hus rain feil near
" all day spelling The sport. Fin has had
opportunity sufficient. however - discover