The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-17

SPORTING NEWS.
nsps

FHhH h'hHAHAAf AhAAAAAN hAAN " $50 ~ 81 rs
At she clubs court August .. 10.
II and l.. for the championship Of
the state The rules " the United
states National Tennis association
VIII govern the event The courts
If other tennis cluha az Seattle Will
in ali probability. be called into use
60 facilitate the tournament ami help
bring 1t on within the scheduled
time. Any player who falls 60 APP
peat at the time and place assigned
by the committee. Viii be declared
cut hy default The club Ia arrRnE-
ing 90 offer pHHes Ia all the events
that will be- worthy Of the occasion.
J & Readman Will act az refervc ~
the tournament. The events 81 the
tournament aru a. follows.
dUntlemcu's opcu singles. winner
viii hOld championship ot the State
of Washington. and the Carter chal.
lcugc cup. now held BY Mr.. q. A
Hurt
aeutlemeu's upcn doubles, for chat
leagr cupa now held by Messrs. 9.
4 Hurd and = Russell. 81 Seattle.
Ladies and gvnuemrn's open
doubles.
Ladies. open singles. for challenge
cup nov held by Miss kc0wn. 81 Ia
cema.
Ladies' open doubles
Consultations. apen O. player beaten
Ga first match Evntlemvn'a singles.
The winner viii bold tho Marion
street cup.
A. s.,...z. tt..,.. .........ff,,.. ~. t..,,.z.s
amrnt for the state championship.
The seattle Trnuis club viii hoid
meet Go play on iacsi ncor-s. some
interesting work t. expected.
The Hawthorn club never allows
interest - hE for au instant tn the
manly art - neif-defrnae Next
rhureday viii ocCur the exhibition
boxing contert between Jack nowu.y
af Sew York and g II waslhug ton.
tseu training hard FOR the match and
VIII enter the ring IN the best pos
sioir cunditiuu.
The club alan has another match
10 announce. Ike Hawkins has oh
tanned his hearts desire. and s-cur-
81 an opportunity 60 enter the ring
oucc marc lie viii meet ". II
Jones. II Philadelphia. AZ sone time
within the next few weeks The two
men have both begun training.
The plan q haldlng the fail cham
plauship games 90 the J. y. a. Aug
uzt -. rather than during the third
week tn September. a. required In
tho ~ -laNn. has again put all the
athletic teams to work Barely a
month Interviews hefur. the date tUE
holding them. and teams expecting
TO carry N Northwest hon1rs have
M slime for playing A. scheduled
uuN. the championship games vii
ar only part - WE athletic car
uiNai The Astoria Regatta commit
tee has offered Ia donate the medals
and take charge % the preliminary
work ~ circulating Information about
the games The procrcda % the
usest will b. uAed TO desray the cx.
penaeH % the teams eouteHtlnw for
hauurs.
Prof A. ". Crane. Of the Seattle
Athletic club. left recently for
Welt 20 his old horne IN Milwaukee
While gore. pr1f. Crane will also
visit Chicago. While here he has
BEEN a tirsIess worker 20 bring the
s 4. e. % the front aud bufid up his
team.
Denver ~ Smith - 70 60 up
against Costello Of the Iowa on next
saturday evening The nEht VIII
take place a. some accessible point
on TIE sound Smith - under the
mana cement ~ the welt known poll
tlclau. Thomas B~van. who has
worked hard To- get his man IA shape
lie has already materially reduced
MS Rirth while hts wind IL improv-
irx he Will enter the ring at vsry
c.oar Co Is4 lbs Those who know
smith AMI have watched him work
are aston she'd al The way he has
gotten into shape. After his morn
ing plunge and Il long cruss-country
run. h. IL rubbed hy his attendants.
Later In fhn day ne does some rapid
work with fhe bag and his partner.
Costello Is In excellent physical shape
and has shown remarkable powers
~ endurance IN uutlnafiuR four sue
cesalve men aboard the boat Cas-
.teio. by the way. j. marine. not 4
gunner ffe is known aboard the
haftieship by the eobriauet Of Mex
lean Pete" The 20 which vas ex-
psetei between Indian Joe" GrcgE
and a lightweight from the Iowa viii
not materfallxe owing to the sailor
losing his shore leave.
Jim O'uanncl. Of the Seattle Ath-
.etIe club who has been suffering
With an injured hand, Is now able u
thietic work. lie wiliundoubedly
make "a strong showing with the dis
aua .n fha August meet. and viii
give Thayer. ~ the O.. 81 W. hard
put TIE Y. VI. g. A have a couple
~ promising candidates for this ev-
eut. which bids fair g. become very
popular among coast athletes.
II the T. af " sends a team to the
meet. they are going q pull out sev-
aral nrsfs and stand a strong show
for the relay race.
The s. :. G. seem t. be In poor
shape NJ present for sprIntcra Paris
IL probably going 20 be out Of con
dlttsn. Unless a find or two be made.
the three diamond men are not going
20 break the string in many events.
THE NATIONAL
LEAGUE GAMES