The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-12
Sports pasfin)es

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The gsattIs Athletic CFab has taken a
new sezze On sise I@sazsgg isas disappeared
and she value Of Membership has tzEsr s
k1y jump. sszny 81 fAosa who were GrDSps1
6cr son~p0yEsens " asss are nsw anxious
-. rssa.n 70 ire fos1. TIE systesE u max
4n4 TIE cks1 q place o. Esea<;-s tsr those
VINO epnsrhuss 10 tn s1s<syrt. rather tran
so< szseee who forget as,osS cues, bag rsys'77
t. Dc q good one. During tsse pass I've
snos.s.ls is members have bes- expelled ard
yss there rernzsn fully 5s IN goo. sanding
might tins trustees viii ACT ozs twenty -Ssss
aepa4z;soass fog member ship aEsG izsS pros-
pecA axs thai taas nsasser VIII hs uss-e
thar ericiscaxe9 al the rexs u1eeinz-
Financially TIE club In &c better eorsas-
A1on today thar IL mas tseea for years. Press
Dent kelsey and fo<uaer Prssades, J. -
G0sE smith have dine worsiers CT late II
ssraivsssensrg or. things Tire Indebtedness
kas s.ers concentrated 20 & great extent
eszf ~ the <,ss.4s1e IL ~sli nss sxessG S:s5s3.
Nfsl1s IL gzs@ts are more thai Double tsaas
sxns0xx.~ a while ago y VAS taoogDt aa-
Waafse 70 is~z.e large number 81 lie rassTa-
Sssrsnsps. this wspsng 0ut the deos Things
have takegl gseh . change that sso EsoTs
Nexcs t4czeGz vii he given out
New casresx are 20 te lad In the iaf!os.
SezaanS and card rooma, new apparatus Ii
10 BE- r1rcBasssl for sfse gyrnrsas.un 10 keep
sxxee with tbs neN sys5eHz to De nsAu4araIsd
ky pssy atce! director Arthur w. Crane. and
the bowling alleys are already being over
staausad- When tho Improvements are coFri-
,psetsza the club Will be the best north OF Saa
francisco.
Mr. Crane will revoln,ionize general eiass
work. by the Introduction OF the Swedish
sySten. This requires 8 different Kind OF
apparatus than has beer us@si In the pas;
90 II will be Il week or 20 b--sore he CON-
nences active work. He VIII deyote special
attention 10 business mersis glasses. ia which
Tire he had great xuccsxs In AHgaukse.
Thore viii he three classes each week in
tbs astss1soor.s and three in the evenings.
In addition to the ciaas for juniors.
Already Mr.. Crane has commenced 10 look
over the material for track team and
while fs realizes tina; IL viii lie hard work
10 build up a erackajack tea N he IN anxious
10 get to work He thinks that several Of
fhe members viii do firgt class work with
proper training. II Is Mr.. Cranes idea that
the instructor should know those under his
care personally. He IL Arm believer In
eho idea that the only way 10 bring about
success IN 10 have interest and without close
Relationship between Instructor and pupil
xhIs cannot be obtained.
He IL anxious TO have the mernhers Of the
club meet him and talk over athletics gem
Gone In the past and what they desire TO
do In the futura He says that rnauy a
young man becomes posNaseed with The i2sa
that tie cannot alacofupllsh anything. Then
as q matter OF fact he has great Etenr
ability. "A man may make a great failure
at running 100 yards says MIR. Crane.
'.and then conclude that he had better give
up all idea of attaining exceEeree. 1t may
be tssa, this young man viii never re first
q az ts.
may simply be on the wrong track and II
placed right VIII go up the ladder. There
u ax much difference In men as In horses.
One will run a certain distance in fine form
and make complete failure at others, An
ati.iets must De studied. His ability Iuust
lbs discovered. There Is nothing like Try
ing"
Mr.. Cranes system Of handling young
athletes IL one that viii certainly find favor
with the fathers and mothers. who desire
70 SEES their fsons grow Up strong able
tstea men. Some pareat6 have q dread
NJ the gymnasium because they realize tina
3,roneneSs of boys TO ovartax their strength
They do not object 10 athletics in modera-
zion because they realize that ouch things
II properly managed. tend to make a bet
Tar man The boy with 4 we'll developed
constitution viii do better work In Lines
where brain IL required than the boy whl
develops his hTain 10 the exclusion OF his
physical nature II is Mr. Cranes idea that
rowing boy should be watched closely
and csIrises. II his desire to overtax his
strength He has frequently cut his mos
promising pupils olt of athletic contests be.
cause something happened In the course o.
training which made Il apparent 70 hin
that in tina long run II would be b1tier Il
give UP n temporary triumph. do tot rur
hard rare unless you are in proper condi.
ticn,'' u the way Mr.. Crane bays down The
law" You may w-n. but II VIII injurs
yoG and impair your chances In the ia
sure."
Those who jump at ;he Idea that Mr.
Crane can step into a club that has bee:
al ea,h tide IN the matter OF athletics an.
bring Il up 70 tlfe top IA few days or
few weeks will probably be disappointed
lie has 4 most difficult task before him. H.
understands the situation and II willing :.
% flis best. His ability - bring os.t wha
there - ia an ashlst.caiiy Inclined pCrs0t
has been tested many times and found equa
- o.fiar notl-f ply educators. He need
the hearty cc-oIcra lion 81 the members o
tho s. a g Without 1t he will be ham
psrsl from the ilrsl.
Truo sportsmen ss1aoFn violsie TIN gam,
Laws yet they arr backward ia pruSeetGttni
those whC D., the inSarAabla reasGr helm,
thar they do not care 10 mix uls IN pros,
cusion. Theoretically this IS & laTie exr8@
buf practically speaking i, 10 4 good on@
A private citizen does rot ike 10 r,uNs
fnte that ahjeh vii make him eueriis
wt-za he realizes that the state iswslasur
has aono It's part toward giving every couu
" In the state a gafsa warden IN afnna
every ss~.'lon oF Thts state where Ire hunt
ing i good dozens of stories. nacss of then
founded On fact. may Be- picked up con
corning eanton destruction 81 game out o
e*saan. TIE pitalieaifon oF such matter
fsas roos9 u1ssrat effes~t because II makes
game outlaw ss4iuk Iwlce before lie repeAs
the oNeGse.
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