The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-29
Preparing FOR BIG MEETS.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ITH.
LETEs TO HAVE A GOOD TINE.
eollegiste Meet VIII Take Place
During commencement Week as
Usual - University Girls Work.

Athletics at the University Of Washington
are beginning 10 attract considerable at
tention as the time for the spring meets
approaches. Among the men weil-or-
ganized track team Is already hard at
work preparing for several meets they
have In view departure in the meet
line this year will be given in May and
will be open TO all p. N. A. clubs. The
annual Western Washington intercollegiate
meet will be held during commencement
week, as usual On next Thursday after
noon an indoor handicap meet will be held
in the arnory.
The Young Ladies' Athletic Association
has been giving series of indoor monthly
meets, to which their lady friends are in
vited. Special attention Is now being CIV
en- TO basket ball. as an interstate cham
pionship game will be played at Portland
with team OF young ladies from the
Mulsnomah annex. The date OF this meet
will probably be April q
The interesting athletic event at the uni
versty last week was an indoor meet held
In the armory, which was participated in
by many of the younger and some OF the
older athletes. Very few were present
outside OF university students. The first
event was the pole vault. won by Palmer.
who was on scratch. at feet inches.
Caches was second and kellogg third
Then came the running high jump, won by
Beatty, feet inches, handicap inches;
second, Kellogg. feet inches. handicap
10 inches; third. Hammond. 5 feet inches.
handicap inches. The next event was
25-yard dash, and was won by Palmer;
second. Mitchell: third. Hill. Then relay
race was run between Capt. Palmer's
team composed of Beatty. kellogg, Caches
and Palmer, and Capt Hills team. COM
posed Of Maxon, Hill, Hammond and
Mitchell Palmer's team won by about 10
feet, after most exciting and holly con-
tested race. A special event followed, be-
ing the 4f-yard dash, run by McGlinn and
Robertson, who are not athletes. This
event caused much amusement and laugh
ter. IL was won by McGlinn In any old
time. The running broad jump Was Won
by Hin at 10 feet inches; second, Mitch
ell 10 feet 3 inches: third, Palmer. 10 feet.
The last event and the most exciting of the
day was the ss0ayard race run by Hin and
Beatty. i, resulted in tie.
OF the new athletes Caches, Lyndburg
ard Kellogg in the pole vault: Mitchell.
Hammond, Beatty and Maxon IN the
jumps: Mitchell. Caches. Maxon and Beat
~ in the dashes; Kellogg, Beatty. Ham
mond. Maxon and Mitchell in the long
runs are showing UP well and sooner or
later will be heard from.
The events at the indoor handicap meet
TO be given next Thursday include: TWEEN
ty-five-yard dash. 440-yard dash, relay
race. running high jump. running broad
jump, ss0-yard run, and a the close a bas
ket ball game between two of the varsity
teams. l.. O. Veser. the well-known uni
versity racer, has been appointed acting
track captain, in the absence OF j. Nc
Manus.
The women's basket bali game with the
Multnomah annex will take place probably
on April = In Portland. Many of the star
players OF '9s are still in the university,
and many new players have already be-
come proficient in the game. The team
has not been picked yet, nor has the cap
tain been chosen.
Miss Mabel Ward. the captain OF the '95
team, is still In college and is the captain
she will again be chosen. Miss Marion
Mcdonald. of the 80 team, returned 10 the
college at the beginning OF the term and
has since been practicing hard. Miss May
Goodman. of the &c team. is now captain
of enc of the teams. and is playing better
than ever. There are several others of the
old team VINO still take an active interest
in athletics. Among the new players Miss
Anna Mitchell. team manager; Miss Edith
Prosch Miss Bessie Mcdonnell. formerly
OF the Ellenshurg basket ball team; Miss
Alice Vinnedge and Miss Charlotte Blod-
gett are doing exceedingly well.