The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-11-27
SPORTING NEWS.

SPORTING NEWS.
Thanksgiving will close the q. OF
" football season. unless the eleven
should decide 90 try for a game with
Chicago or Wisconsin on their pro.
posed Western tour With the end
Of football basket ball aud indoor
athletics begin. Prof. Van der Nccr
has brought out some Of the best
field and track men who ever APP
poared In tee Northwest. from the
University Of Washington.
The beginning Of the indoor sth-
ietic season at the. Varsity always
secs a looking about for promising
candidates for such hunorH. with
the Increased attendance this year.
an unusually large number of COM
ere" should make their appearance.
The organization % the Pacific
Northwest League IL In progress.
The promoters OF the league have
met, Seattle. Tacoma, Spokane.
Portland. Vancouver and Victoria
are expected 10 enter into the con
test
u. p. DuEdaie. W. l. Works. J ].
Mcciaskey and W. ~. Lucas we're
the managers present At the meet
ms Jack Huston and Ted Sullivan
we're unable 20 be present. but wired
for representation.
whitman IL To play the Univer-
atty Of Washington on Thanksgiving.
The football arbitrators decided
that Whitman was entitled 10 the
disputed game. whitman. a ia
stated. has very strong team this
year. They are working hard In an
,ieipation Of next 1nursday's game,
The q. ~ ". boys have Improved
vastly Of late Their interference II
now excellent. and the line IL braoed
W all round. They should put up "a
good q game as any that has been
seen on the local gridiron. Much
Interest ia beng manifested In the
match. inAsmurh as the state inter
collegiate championship depends on
the result.
Peter jackson. tn. heavyweight
puglist. who has been in the Vie
tofia. " G. hospital for some time.
10 improving In health and IN a few
weeks viii probably be able to leave
that institution. Ills Illness was
brought on BY unusually fast living.
which lasted for weeks on the other
slde ~ the line After his fiEbt with
Ivfrords In Vancouver. Is g. IN
which h. WAS No; defeated as 10
generally supposed. but lost the de-
cision owing 10 his getting outside Of
he III AE II - Ia
pahy with Frank Y siaVtn. At the
lattsr place the two gave an crhihi-
tlpn. the proceeds amounting to
over $500 siavin generously donated
bis share 10 Jackson and Peter Was
som afterwards forced to 60 TO the
hospital. A friend writing from Vie
toria 20 Manager Hldeout. OF the
Hawthorne Club. states that Jack
son IL setting along splsndliiy. II
10 possibls that en- exhibition match
between Jackson and a well known
Pacific cosss heavyweight Nil be
brought on here II the former de-
cifes 20 re-entsr the ring.
The Varsity second eleven wen,
under 10 the high school last satur-
day. Score II to ..
The scholastic team Was rf'icient
In interference ana fast work. The |
L % ", men played loosely.
The = A G won IN. second serie.
Of the bowling matches with the Sc !
attic Bowling club on tho iaitsr's al |
ieys The teams now tie In number
q games won and les;.
4 meeting viii be called for enxt
week at the y A. e. for the purpose
- looking ever the fetd and track
and discussing prospects Of
an indoor meet I'm the near future.
The Hawthorne Club gave an out.
inE yesterday % the local newspaper
men The guests we're taken 20
West Seattle. whore they visited the |
training quarters Of Smith and !
After watching lively !
at tho quarters. In which |
Smith and Walker went through the I
daily routine and gave an exhibition !
n a few rounds. the party adjourned |
to the club rooms On the lower floor |
y here n sumptuoua repast. prcpar- |
FL by Mrs Vcdder's skilful hands. |
awaited them.
NAAhEAAN fAHfNl'U AuU me- I
game was the last Of a series Of foot /
ball surprises. A month ago every |
one expected Harvard at the head of /
the three Institutions with Yale next |
and Princeton third Instead |
Princeton has developed into tho |
winnsr, with Harvard and Yale ties |
Thursdays football gsme IL TO h. |
the great event on the local grid
iron. Whitman. after n hard strug-
gle. won the championship Of East /
crn Washington. The University Of I
clearly stands at the /
head of Puget Sound teams.
The whitman boys play snappy.
fast game and viii keep things NOV
Ing from the time the referees whls- /
tie blows.
The Z. Of w. have trained faith /
fully the last few weeks. and have /
improved wonderfully. They are not |
the same team, hs far az work eoes. |
that met the all Seattle team that |
[ led them.