The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-05
Three Hours of Genuine Fun on
Pioneer Place.
RECORDS WE'RE NOT BROKEN.
Creased Pig Failed 10 Materiaitse,
Events To Take His Place That He
Was Not Nisscd-Pie-Enting Com
test q Success. Even without Trkl-
by COIIins-A Great Tax-Of.W ar.

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5I holiday crowd tina, niied Pho
TX neer place yesterday morning TO
.&\S/ watch the first series Of Fourth
Ex OF July sports. Everything was
on the so-as-yoa-pleasc order and for
51hree hours there was more genuine fun
than has been seen Ia the historic triangle
Stor many years Records were no:
1 broken by the ambitious athletes and ths
Judges were not called upon to decide per-
4 EUlexing questions. but there was a hur-
xrah boys spirit about tho whole affair
THAT WAS pleasant TO experience.
Es The surrounding buildings with their
shandsome decorations and windows flied
with bright. smiling faces taken in con-
lnection with the gorseously trimmed grass
plot in tho triangle and the crowd. attired
IN white, black and gray made a picture
that only a great holiday can bring forth
81 The creased pig did not materialize and
Chairman Ambrose. OF the sports COM
fniitee. declared that the poor fellow must
Piaye become last IN the crowd or been
captured before he reached the center OF
nciivity.
The iozs was not noticed. however, be-
NaAst siiH OF the morning was
soon In order. 4 long ia bic had been set
up on the handsiand and from one end TO
The other Eddie Gaffney and Al Gold
smith plas;eret Il With pies. some were
made out of rxJ3e.ries and some out of
blsekherries. a.. were the same size and
booked very tempting 10 the twelve boys
n who had hsen training for tho pASt week
Betting was lively. Leslie Poneroy. the
Il Gid champion, be TX the favoFite Leslie
u Is the pupil of 'Trtay'- Collins the great
. fst OF all CT Iinpieas. 'Triiby' was not
4 present owing Ia az engagement some
i where up I'll Alaska and this fact hscom-
! 3ng known had Il tendency to bring tho
odds down. Ii had been rumored that
I Willie Hcege had discovered a new way 10
scoop up the delicious mess and those on
4 Nlae alrtde were greatly interested in the
result. because they did not know but all
traditions would be cast 20 the winds.
Twelve Pic Mouths.
The judges tied twelve pairs Of hands
Z behind twelve backs ami then called time.
\ Twelve pie mouths were all attention One
littie fellow who was very hungry made a
false start and had his throat nlled with
smush before lie was noticed. lie was
promptly choked off and another pie
sehoyed before him. As he sp!uttered I'm
gchoksd.' the word Get 70 work" was
given. There was ono grand pushing OK
smerry faces into the center Of Tie pieces
4 and then when they vera raised again
what q sight presented Itself 10 the Yell
Ing laughing crowd. fes.I. Pomeroy had
5Rackhefry strcaks frem ear to ear and his
nos was most artistic signt Hoere
4 SHOVE his new system at tho first rush.
8 III was Il novel sight ana commanded the
admiration Of every newsboy In sight, He
started from The sfe ana showed his face
scross the PIE. sooop'ng up everything IN
f.zp -. a
che other way. Il was an artistic job ard
Fomefoy. who was working on the circu-
lar pan from the center. saw that he
must do his hes,. The race was a great
one. but superior training. experiences ara
endurance helped Pomeroy to uphold the
Acnar- resigned 10 him 10y HIS patron.
.sTrsicy"
Fsae tnc -of-war was amusing IN the ex-
trefn~. ''Ioad' Crandaa and "Br.-ky''
O'Trell lei tho opposing forccs. The
heats were for two minutes At first
"Hrcky'' led his nref slightly 20 the front
with an eneouI ag'ng cry. Ike "En'oy
yourselves; Keep al Your Fagors IN your
Inside pockets and doa't cause no as-
grace" 'arictv' s usually called tho
"Yeiiow Kid" and his maneavets as ne
ran up ANA dowu tie line made II Gear
that his tile Vas welt deserved AZ tho
end OF five minutes tho handkerchief. was
fairly or center ard the heat was declared
a tie.
After short rest the second .uE com
nsesfced "rcRd's'' men got the advantage
on me drop ara as "svickv's'' men set -.
each others way - trying IL puI the
haslle went - ;he ''rcads' by a. least SIX
!nchas
TIE ;hTes eeEei rsr~ ms the r4sost
amusing event of is k.rd rrne ana IA
We. We Known fasuyrS. ih,axht tAr,-
had every tNue fheiT OWE wAv blt tust
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