The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-13

now an particularly at the contest CT
March 4. 1sx :. war snsaaeraale.
The petition describes how a large crowd
81 spectators were nnassea at fss back 81
the PLAYERS ard along the ssdes o. the al
seys. + continues as soIie.s. With ths
bGwi !ng o. tie FIRST ball there began great
cheering and yelling On TIE part 81 the
spectators. ossensIbly IA approval Of tas
successful isyw.ing Of ths rneuzee~s of the
q *. c. The - ling became boiszerous.
Yartscu.srgy just az the 5ow1ers OF Ene 8.
A g. we're are1r 10 deliver or were acfu-
ally delivering the bal, and altogether ir-
respective Of whether the hawiegs 81 this
Rad CIaG hal BOWED successfully ar at
al. The petition continues:
1.-THE manifest purpose 81 tae greater par.
OF the cheering and yelling. as your petit
tsoaer and several dfsinssrezsed spectators
firmly believe and charge. was simply to
harasg annoy and render unsteady and
unable to do themselves justice the men,
bers OF the s. A. e. team. Along the sides
of the alleys had been placed long. loose
boards In front OF the chairs for specta-
tors. aud as resting place. apparently. for
the feet OF spectators. TIE spectators and
members OF tas Road Club. particularly
| during tire laE two games. and just before
aud just as the :. A. e. men were bowl
Ing not only stamped with their feet on
ttese boards. making an Internal racket
hats seAr the side Of the alleys at the same
time knocking the s.. A. c. boglers with re-
marks % affected and false sympathy upon
any lgngsic cessfuf effort. The noise and
conduct annoyed and disconnected 70 some
extent the members OF the S. 4. G. While
tie Seattle men were bowling the ninth
frame 81 the last game. and after the Road
Club had finished, the members of the Road
Club crowded In front OF the Seattle play
ursA be ffaxs f4fsrr IN
continuance Of the game fer several min
utes"
II Is alleged thai the captain OF the .. A.
G.. team protested 10 the chairman OF the
Road Clubs bowling committee. bu. 1t did
rs9 coed II Is ayerre.s thai the noise and
conduct Was planned beforehand and done
deliberately 'sThe s A. c. beisyes, says
the petition. That the conduct was in vio-
latlon and disregard OF all rules OF cour-
tesy ard common decency, and tends to de-
grade and rum clean amateur bowling: that
II is contrary &c the spirit OF gentlemanly
sport and threatens the existence OF the
association"
IT GTE scores at the Seattle Athletic Club
i last week were SIS follows; Ref, ~.
Lewis. S.: Mckenzie. 90: Maxwell, S.;
Jackson. Sc: Enrich. g. Mumford. 81;
Mrs. Rosenberg. -
~ r. DTGDALE who managed the
IL. Seattle baseball team during the
greater part OF last season, arrived In the
city yesterday morning from San Francis
CO. He will look over the situation In the
Pacific Northwest 10 see what the pros
poets of professional baseball are for the
coming season.
have received the following from
Catcher Hartman and Ou,'felder Rand
dated al San Francisco, who played with
Seattle last season
As the season of 1899 IL near at hand
We desire to let you know the success the
Seattle champions had their tour
through California In winning games. bnt
not financially although the honor Of Win
ming the championship repaid It's for our
hard work.
Mr. Dugdale cannot be given too much
credit for the mastery work he has done