The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19
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ctr presence In Port TOWNSEND. II IL q
shame that sssch q story should % given
out. Why don't Port Townsend say some
IN the Acme gamer
Manager SeweIl has the following 70 say
about Port Townsend:
The refusal OF Port Townsend 80 play
Satt!e rssi2Tn game and the trivial ex-
c4ses offered zusta4ng the reputation earn
ed by r1em ia athletics in tire past OF D.
ing cutters unless sure Of winning. In
this case. vyEy don't they come cut h21
say they are afraid ia psaJ because thsy
feel II inposssD .e 70 Wan. owing 10 the
weakening Of the team by the exodus OF
some Of the boasted seyenteen-y ear-oid
boys Ea0 have no DOUBT found school,
work very iEEsome, / don't doubt the
veracsty OF the principal Of the schoo.
when he says that they are members al
the school. but think ne has bs n deceived
In TIE OBJECT they went there for
The statement that We sent profess
sio0als with the Acme team - hardly
worth replying to, considering the source
II comes from. bat lei il be understood,
the Acme team IS ia no way connected
with the high school team and We have
positive knowledge tlat one Of the profess
si0na4s wac q member q the Acme school
for some time previous 10 their game, also
that the management Of the Acme was
warned OF the folly In attempting ~ play
professionals IL an amateur game and
advised not 10 take them the evening OF
their departure for Townsend.
There Was not q man that played
against Townsend VINO had not been at
tending the high school regularly SIX
weeks before the game, and is still attend
ing. AS for the statement OF bad faith
about return games in @5 and g. 1t was
understood with the management IN eS
there was - bs no return game ia 81
The management was promised a return
game, D1It Was not 10 expect the game IL.
hear the holidays. as the ;. A {. had
the grounds eng agei until then. On De
cefnoeT Il. 1877 telegram vas sent TO
Townsend TO play on Christmas day. The
answer was they had diabanded.
A LBERT J. KNIGHT. the sprinter. who
y extinguished Sandy Frues anbi-
ton 10 II. world champion. has expressed
bis willingness to meet Harry II. Common.
foFm"riy of Seattle. in a tifty-yard race
at Vancouver. Il. C. for $40 or $50 side
and has deposited a forfeit with J, Uns-
worth. according to the Advertiser knight
says that the Victoria runner who was
mentioned a likely third man - form d
sweepstake cannot compete. In making
the distance fiftyyards X night has given
Common the be@t he could expect. IL he
cannot beat Knight at fifty yards ne GER
tainly cannot a, sixty or lVc.
~
- TACK DOW-NEY." the puginst, who
u was defeated by Jack Green at Van
couvar IL. g. is in Spokane. The follow
ing interview with him appears in the
Spokesman Review. Il have arranged "a
match with bal Hawkins 10 take place
Ia Spokane between December "a and q
He viii stop of here on his way TO San
Francisco. The match VIII be for $1,000. -
Do.noy is indeed fortunate In securing
a match with Dial Hawkins, provided the
losers end Of the purse Ia large. One good
rush left hand hook and Downey would
be out. IL is ridiculous for powney 10
say that he can get backing TO the extent
Of S.0s to meet d man like Hawkins. who
brought the original Downey TO the point
of refusing 10 fight unless the purse was
divided. no matter who Won "Dowuey"
IS said To be fairly clever. Jack Green
gave him credit for that but to go against
pal Hawkins for 1900, / never would
have Thought II.
4 LII lovers Of whist will be delighted
"a villa The action Of the famous Des-
to the North Pacific Whist Association the
cham ionsh.p coup which il won three
times. ana thereby became the permanent:
owner
Arthur Remington. Of Tacoma, in let
Ter - NJ II. Young. president Of the Seat
- hs1j Ciuo. says;
The beschapeilss Club voted last night
70 donata the cup to the association. " e
intended to do this some time ago. but we
have teen late in starting NJ The season
pose you Will be saying
In doing this we have. OF course made
no conditions as 10 the first possession
Il
Wiling 10 be- put In the position Of even in
tinlaling anything about that As 10 that.
We want the association to be entirely free
IN award II anywhere. and make the dona
ton now, 50 that We may have some moro
challenge contests this winter
A plan has occurred 70 me, which l
thought might be Agreeable 20 all. We
dislike TO propose Il, because We are ia the
situation of donors Of a gift Outs jers
might hesitate Ia propose Ii because tAey
Do not know whether We would care 10 en-
4 a. he al -
this, and II il meets with your approval
you might propose II yourself:
Why not get Bp meeting for me after
noon and evening or New Years dav. at
Tacoma. open to all 'fours who care TO
come. playing 4 free-for-aH game for the
iirs; possession - the cup.
We should be delighted &c entertain Wis
3tprs on that day. Monday. January , is
/ suppose the legal holiday.
u do not think il would n. gooi taste or
n ali acceptable 80 our club 10 award the
frs; possession 10 our club without any
contest
AS ;Er time 1. row So short anything II
that kind ought "a be announced AT once
and II We have such meeting would Ike
to SEQ II 'fTfe-Cor-nN' for any number OF
touTs n all clubs. TAs does away with The
osloUs work ut selecting q team To repre-
sent She ciuh Any four thst wanted a
CANA could try for Il. and the more the
mc,risr. We ought Io set "a least one
from Portland
In reply Mr. Young compliments the
i'eschap~iles club o. - action and espe-
c.al'y The way il proposes go accomplish It's
object Personally says Mr. Youux I
am etronR3y IN favor of amending the laws
81 thc association So that four cOusd entzr
a challenge ior the cup. 10 matter how
nlauy teams that might mean from the
same ciub X seems - Ire STAT u j. much
moro important % have harmony ari III
erf icy in al Tie C'ahs ard "a tAe azSocga-
tN1 than 9 - 20 have four 1ueu = 20 srs
supposed 20 have tae cal on ANY vEert tSlt
comes up. II any four cgliG pay fsT tae
cup ~ auy tin1e, oit5er ~ ~" annual con
cTesS y a Intermediate matches. II ws9l.a
"a AWAY wtta in- nj fce.iuE ara create
mex interest IN whist IL wcuid alec g.
away Ala tae nerhtc-u8~ hANt ~ rffat .ng
mushroom clubs every slfue there is "A c,1f~
eCN~s L. es n man r,aNiuE o. team -
four al the sress put Up 81 when h5S
team IS entered Ia tajs way Nou X: last
frfteh money ard d1 away N1tH the up-
cess<tN # "a representative team. and ghc
fev,.Gs 'se seie-t OF IS bostn3 - create.
Al of t3es~ Ss5es sssJ gous 8re tn AHe sVitr
y1ur plan ~ PLY AMEN tbe cap l. returned
tH fae association. and iu aistrs.l Were
* = - hard go set q faI a-ten AHte b.
.rva Is W0slaa os = great bene.i - me as
altar
80 sssa., le pleased - - g.. 7 can -
H-tu~ ta0a teams Ger january :. taa CAV
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