The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-12-02
...SpOrts and Athletics.
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There r. plan on foot among the
college football men 81 the state.
watch should matefiaiife. II IN NJ
more nor less than the long hoped
FOR Northwestern IntereolirK
Football association Two causes
have combined 10 make lntrrculleHt-
ate football practicable and nrreH'
aafy next year Ia Warrington ore
gun and Idaho Tho ttfut is the de-
cline ~ the game among athieut
clubs
several years ago football IN these
states was sustained largely BY such
institutions College graduates
found pleasure In playing the game
under their colors Hut profssHinnal-
ism crept IN ana the clubs gradually
dropped the sport As football van
"a in grc clubs IL became more pnpu-
lar in the colleges. To-Day they lead
in the game. an - suilnsniiy right
and popular
The movement Tor an luferenlleE'-
ate association will be advanced this
winter The prospects are that
v hen the Eastern Washington AMI
Idaho championship has been won
next fall th. university wili cross
the mountains and play the vtrtors
The winner u this match viii meet
the champions Of oregon. later Ia the
season.
Manager BurkoN % the Varsity
team. 70 confident that such piap
a. the above - not only practicable
Il "a
the next few months
what promises 10 be the beet goes
- the season IL scheduled fur the
evening - Thursday. i1srwrubsf !. al,
GrrrraniA hal. under ths auspices 2
the Hawthorne club MEX Burnley
who has met and defeated Tom cos
telia and Dan Godfrey Ia the l1s'
eight weeks. VII argue the question
- nstie supremacy With Australian
Billy Smith. who has long liat q
victories % hs credit ana Who has
been defeated but twice during bis
long career.
Hoih men are rapidly getting into
TIE best 81 condition When the bell
sounds they are sure to put ap a bat
tie worth going miles tp see Both
are clever and shifty handed boxers
and don't know the meaning Of tho
word enough"
The friends Of both are confident
% a. cir success and much money vii
change hands on the result Not =
few % the sports about town predict
a fifteen round draw.
The Hawthorne cub. aside from
the main event. have arranged an
siEhf-r1und 'preilm between Chsr
Lee. % Montana. and Blhby. tho
Honolulu Cyclone 4" These boys
should make things Interesting n
the extreme as both are looking for
main event In their class Their
showing on the night ~ December 7
viii tell which man shall be awarded
the plum.
4 large contingent Of sports viii
greet tho Hawthorne Cubs efforts
among them being Kreat many
from out % town places whatrom
and Tacoma VIII be strongly repre-
scented The followers - the game
from those two poiaia are report Il
coming amply supplied With money
90 back cir opinions The crov I
from Whatcom favor smith white
those from Tacoma VIII back bur
ley.
Cock fighting has a strong follow.
ing horrabouts Last Thuraday's
main. IN a nclRhhorinV county. was
won largely by Hiliy Heiauds bitda.
Belond has some nne chickens and
II confident ~ retrieving lasf win
ter'r losses
Tho rniverHity af WashIrnton
ended the football season IN good
form n showed the results 81 the
coaching they had lacked earlier In
the season. Iefs and Nichols licked
the team into shape very quickly.
y J. Tobln. Of san Francisco. IL
making o stronFcnortto get the Ion %
riev Corhrtt fight lie has offered
$50 600 In case he receives the con-
test he intends 10 pull II on ~ the
Mechanics Pavilion. However tbs
meeting is an affair u the dim and
distant future.
The rooms ~ the Seattle chess club
are we'll nllei these rainy evenings.
Winter always sees an increased In
trreat In the "brainy Rnme." The
club Intcnda 10 hold a local tourn q
meut after the holidays
LorImrr. ~ the James hay Athlct.
Be- club basket ball team. il one NJ
Nletorla's best lacrosse players lie
r. considered one ~ the crack de-
fcnHo neli men In British Columbia.
Martin Julian IA in Chicago with
the bioacopc pictures Of tile Ienrles
sharkoy fight They are being re-
produced at the Lyric theater.
Indoor athletics viii be the order
~ tho dav from now until spring
Basket hal aud h1u1blll contests
are always popular aud well played
on the sound
Indoor classes at the s a. e. AMI
V NJ. g. a. are growing In favor cv-
cry year. Prof Crane already has
a string ~ Corners" among The jun
| Tor club members. Prof Douthctt