The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-04
SPORTS AND
PAS7UES.

THERE has been nothing Of much I'm
- portance In the sporting circles of
u Seattle for the past week. The base
ball season win draw to . close N
. short time now. and consequently great
er interest Is taken IN the closing games
Of the Eastern leagues. A largo number
OF people from this city have been hunt
Ing and fishing IN the mountain streams
all week The athletic events which take
place today promise TO bring out some
good material and some close races are
looked for.
An event Of distinction In athletics II the
coming OF the Eastern tennis champions,
who are to play q round robin tournament
at the courts OF the Seattle Tennis Club
next week The tennis people OF Seattle
are fortunate IN being able TO secure such
g good exhibition OF playing a. these men
are sure to put up. A little revival In ata-
ietics will take place within the next few
weeks, when the schools open and the
track teams begin work for the winter
meets. Although number OF the good
men Will 60 to Eastern colleges this year.
there will b enough new material TO keep
even the best posted guessing for . while.
A new hunting club has been established
IN Seattle. This club 10 called the 3wi-
nomish Gun Club. The club a0 its name
indicates. has Its location on the Sw!-
nomish fats near La Conner. Here they
have leased a strip OF the water front
about two miles long and extending back
some distance inland. Their possession In
clu6es the old Indian game preserve down
near La Conner. This part OK the sta.e.
particularly on the mats. has always been
noted for the splendid sport to be obtain
ed there. Nearly all the club memoirs
have been going hunting in that locality
for years. but never formed themselves
into q club until recently.
The officers and members OK the cruz
are as follows: President. c. w. Speer;
vice president. w: H. White: secretary
w. H. Brnker. T. J. Humes. r. H. Cal
houn. Frank Atkins. Charles Buckingham.
John W. DE Camp, =. Ulrich. George NJ
ers and w. Roberts.
A blank has been caused in athletic cir
Giles In Seattle by the departure OF c. J.
Elder. the champion mile runner OF the
Pacific Northwest. Elder left Saturday
FOR Exeter preparatory school In Massa-
chusetts. He has been identified with diff
ferent track teams In the city for several
years and has won many prizes for long
distance running. There 10 strong ike
lihood that Elder Will be heard from in
athletics at Exeter. where he win nave TIE
advantage OF nrst-class training.
Tho 7. NJ. c. A. gymnasium Is TO be
closed down for some time on account OK
extensive Improvements which are 70 De
put In. 1t Is said that about $500 Will De
spent in reatting the gymnasium. New
showers and new drainage Will be put IN
the building ard new apparatus VIII De
bought for the gymnasium The basket
ball team will 20 into active training as
soon as the gymnasium Is opened again
and Will arrange for games with the U. OF
W. and 8. A. G. teams as was the
case last winter. THIS seasons =,
as the team which won so often last win
ter. There Is also q probability that ne
Y. NJ c. A. VIII put handbalI team into
the field this coming winter. A new hand
bali court is TO be put UP there at once.
Some very good players have developed
lately. and Il Is the intention to play
series OF tournaments during the WINTER
with players from the 8. A.: c. and Y. OF
W. These tournaments will undoubtedly
be very interesting The game itself Is
scientific one, and good player must De
able TO move around the court a. qEcky
as a tennis player. The game Is favorite
with q large number OF the 5. A. G. people
and several Of them play constantly. inc
game is also very popular at the univers-
representatives of these three institutions
IA number OF spirited tournaments should
take place this winter.
+>%
The field meet OF the James Bay Amateur
Athletic Association - to take place on
September IL. 1t - some time since the
REPRESENTATIVES OF both nations have met
In athletics on the Coast and this year
several men from the city intend TO 90
over and compete in some ct the events.
The rules OF the meet prevent outside COM
pettors from entering IN certain events
track team are going over. There seems
20 be a little doubt as 10 whether the s. 4.
G.. track team Will be represented at All.
After their brilliant victory over the ore
gon athletes at Astoria. II was thought
that the 3 A. c. boys would certainly 50
70 Victoria. bu, now the talk around the
club Is that they Will not go. The rea-
son is said TO be that the directors Of the
Cub are not willing to put up the money
necessary to take the track team over but
prefer to use IL In putting In some I'M
provements In the gymnasium for indoor
work Another reason Is said 20 be that
Prof Crane would not be able TO give
getting much larger with the advent Of
the fall season However u may be, u
would certainly seem as y he; :y should y =
the club have they come out Of a meet,
where they were opposed nv so many gooa
men. with more horors than they did az
sgemen. OF The club ought 20 appreciate
the work of the Instructor and the men he
has trained so carefully WITH Par.s, Pal.
| THE s. A G would undoubtedly come 10
the front "a they dld a; Astoria
A ten-round boxing exhibition Is TO take
snd Nike Leonard. This promises to be a
| good contest. Jones is a little heavier
| tnan Leonard. but Leonard has fought
come hare battles and 10 the more
encea fighter OF the two. tie also has the
| faculty Of being abe 10 shift around the
| ring very quickly. Jones has the sayan-
tase Of being a hard hitter And putting
| up a fairly good defense. The fsh; n TO
take place under the auspices OF he HAN
thoTye Club.
II - now certainty that several os TIRE
greatest tennis Players IN Amarica viii -,
Welt TO Seattle within short trns.
| They are 10 lie Ia San ErAnoisro for syne
time and VIII then vis.t Portland From
there they will come 10 Seattle ard Ia
| coma Although the eSac; tire Of their
| arrival n not yet known. = = thought
that they viii be here between September
| II and is The greatest Of the players gho
| are en- route 10 seattle q NJ y Whitman.
who has for two years he'll tie chEsn-
! psonship 81 the Tinted States In Singles
! WhiDan'. PLAYING q considered py con-
potent judges % h@ far sseaa q that =
/ Wreun OF LarncS the former champions
< and q 10 even sad that he 10 tns best