The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-21
SPORTS AND
PASTRIES.

-AKING the entire gamut Of cham
psonship athletic contests IN this
country for years do not know Of q
more remarkable feat than that ac-
complsshed by Prof. Arthur w. Cranes
team OF Ave men. who, under the colors
Of the Seattle Athletic Club. carried on the
honors q, the fall sports In Astoria Satur-
day. Prot. Crime Fl the happlest man In
Washington. ami he has right to be.
With eonsummate skill he has handled his
men, won their confidence and been great
factor In their browning achievement.
When the news came from Astoria that
the lone five OF the blue diamond had swept
everything before them the members OF the
8. A. c. were dumfounded. They had not
expected such great success and II was
sometime before they got down to reaiiza-
tion OF what 1t all meant.
Mul;nomah with the flower OF Oregon
athletes had been defeated The club which
humbled California's athletes had In turn
been compelled to bow to the Seattle Ath-
letic Club. The press report sent Out from
Astoria failed utterly to convey the signi-
ficance Of the outcome Of the meet. 1t was
by special dispatch that the Post-Inselli-
gencer gave Its readers the history Of what
the 8. A. c. boys did-
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The victorious 8. 4. c. athletes arrived
in Seattle last evening. They wer0 tired
but and went home az quickly IS posi-
Bile Prof. a. ". Crane, winlock Miller.
c q ne e. sna 5uass wam
Moore. chairman Of the r. Il. A. registra-
ton COMMITTEES, all report a good time. and
say they would not have missed the sports
we were Handicapped" said Prof.
Crane. "by the order OF events, bat got
there just the same. Palmer was COM
PEELED TO stop In the middle Of the pole
IN "a ra n
undoubtedly had bad effect on bis work.
The track was muddy, In fact, not nm.
ished when we arrived. Il things had
been frst-class In this respect more rec
ords would have gone down."
The most notable performance was that
OF George Paris. the runner. Here Ii what
he did: Won the 100-yard dash In 10 20.
lao-yard dash IN :ss Is. thus break
Ing Torkel Monson's record Of 30 IS by
is Of a second. and did his share OF the
work In the big relay race. which was also
This ts truly a remarkable showing 1t
stamps Paris az one Of the great runners
OF the country. have no doubt that with
found In New York city he would have
made better records than given. He !s a
model for wouldbe runners to initiate His
reminded Of perfect machinery. There is
not the slightest hitch or jar. With body
beautifully poised he moves along in perfect
TOR ,nss ns a.ys ed i 1e
from tendencies to dissipation 1t would
have been impossible for him to win three
killing events and yet have energy left
for the relay. which Is quarter mile run
for each Of the four members who compose
a team.
1t was great surprise that Jay Humes
Of the s. A. c., and r. Heater Of the
Afll ri,
champion pole yaulter of the Pacific North
west. Palmer fell down at 10 feet inches.
which was his record. while both Humes
lost In the contest to decide the tie at 10
feet inches. Both Humes and Heater are
entitled TO the honor Of making the new
Handicapped BY p0e eonaiions s' He always
vaults from q block set in the ground,
while others simply dig hole in the dirt
with the point OF the pole. Perhaps Palmer
was the condition under which the vaulting
took place 1t Is not surprising that he fell
below his record.
mer took third. he did wonderful work.
whining eighteen points for the 8. A. C..
In addition to doing his part in the relay
raec ,han Psmsr Ne
ways near the front at the finish II he
Il not firss there. II IL something out Of the
ordinary for one man TO win the running
second in the coward hurdles. second in
the ieo-yard hurdles. second in the 20
yard dash and third In the pole vault In
gan. one Of the best hurilers in the United
States, and In the running races he had
Paris against him.
Jack" the champion ratter OF Tacoma
and Seattle. was poisoned yesterday MORN
Ing. The poor fellow staggered into fire
department headquarters and dragging
himself TO his master. J. w Hoey. died
In spasms. A post mortem examination
showed that death was due to strychnina.
The nremen are indignant at the poison
Ing OF their pet. and IL II Is possible TO
obtain evidence against the guilty person
man already being under indictment on a.
similar charge.
Jack was a fox terrier of the lemon and
white variety. He was we'll bred. but his
reputation was fixed on his ability to XIII
rats. At the bench show In Tacoma this
year he won first prize.
80.
Edward L. Rader. OF Port Townsend the
again ana distinguished himself by winning
the half mile run In 2:07 Is. beating out
his old time opponent, c. James Elder OF
the Seattle Y. NJ G. A. Elder turned the
Baier second In sos SIS.
With limited number OF men the Seat
tie Y. NJ. G. A. made Il splendid showing
Arthur Hall wen the discus with 100 feet
= inches TO his credit. while Davis. the
mile runner, was third In his favortse event.
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The University OF Washington was sfth
on the list counting points but Of course
IL vas not represented by ts regular team
Lyman Thayer was its principal represen-
tatirA his record being as follows: First
In the sixteen pound hammer throw second
In the quarter mile run. third in the discus
and second IN the slxteen-rouna shot put
ting contest He In a strong point winner.
John w. Cousidins has tust returned
fren Eastern Washington. where he spent
a few days with his dog and gun In the
fsiA lie reports an excellent outing and
plenty OF game.
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't;rinc." one Of the greatest scientific
tuxers of the age. is hapeiessiy insane