The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-14

/ Rev. r. j. FTinton. Of Victoria, B. c., TO
/ win in the San Francisco dog show with
I his fine fox terrier string
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/ Fred B. costigan. a druggist, living on
/ Queen Anne hill. has purchased a fine fox
I terrier. There is great rivalry in Seattle
I competition at the next bench show viii
I be stronger than ever.
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Distemper has caused the death OF three
1 valuable dogs in this city during the past
three weeks The first 10 die was Mort
| AtkInson's Irish setter Rex. Then Henry
/ F. Blakes splendid little cocker spaniel
Sam gave up the battle, and finally r. NJ
Palmer's young Aredale terrier Rustic
Jerry was added to the list OF victims.
Mr.. Blake's cocker was the one II. T.
Payne, Of San Francisco, spoke Of as be-
ing very fine specimen. Mr. Palmer's
/ Airedale was recently purchased by him
I'm the East at a fancy price.
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High scores on the Seattle Athletic Club
bowling alleys lasr week were as follows:
Asmussen, 60: Holt, 81; Coulter, 90; Bowes,
S.: Gazzam, 81
Dutch" Ferbert,. famous halfback and
football coach Of the University OF Mchi-
gan. is in the city.
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Frank ]. Cotter of Tacoma, and Tom
Barnaby, of Boston may meet in an I'M
limited bicycle pursuit race at Victoria,
B. c., during the Queens birthday cele-
bration. AS usual. Victoria, is preparing
for big time. and Seattle people will be
there In fun force.
The opening of the professional baseball
season was postponed from yesterday TO
next Sunday. owing to the inability Of the
Tacoma manager to get things in readi-
ness for the first game. scheduled in that
city with the Seattle team. I'VE have ar
ranged" said d. e. Dugdale. manager Of
81 ole awEN In
this city at the Athletic park next Sun
day afternoon. Tacoma will be the oppos-
ing team. expect good season and
feel certain that the quality of baseball
will be good. We have several first-class
men, and there is no reason why other
good material should not be developed"
The highway Improvement committee
of the League OF American Wheeimen liz
down to work In its undertaking TO secure
good roads planks in the Democratic and
Republican national platforms. II real
ICES the Difficult ties of securing such rec
ognition from the political parties and its
individual members know, from personal
experience. the amount OF work to be
done and the methods necessary to a sue
In recent years the good roads work
done by the national government has
been upon a most miserable scale, its
entire assistance being confined to an
office OF road inquiry attached to the de-
partment OF agriculture, which was al
lowed $500 a year for the expenses OF
1lS OpfrdllDN pTtNlOuS 10 year WutH
congress appropriated the sum of $4,000,
which will pay only the salaries and ex-
penses connected with the Office. In the
past, as will be the case in the future,
the road experts of this office, when at
tending road conventions or meetings.
have had 10 have their expenses paid by
the organizations calling them. That gov
eminent officers should have TO labor un-
der such an embarrassment Is a reproath
to our national government
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The Seattle Athletic Club will lose a
! number Of prominent members by the
| NJ. Gillian. Fred Price, j. w. Hartwick
and A. y. Kenaga will leave today on the
Robert Dollar Others to follow them are
! Charles Buckingham Charles Holcomb,
I r b. Allain, Eugene Chilberg, Oswald
/ Meyer J. J. Nancy. Andrew Young and
( Fred c. Ackman.
/ William II Moore. chairman OF the reg
( istration committee. has received seven
: teen applications for registration in the
Z Pacific Northwest Association OF the Am
! ateur Athletic Union from the University
/ of Oregon.
! Since a second court was built at the
/ Seattle Athletic Club handball has become
| are played. DR. O. b. McCulloch. the club
4 champion, has been challenged to play
return match on the evening OF May "a,
| best two out OF three games.
/ Dates already selected for track and
I Geld sports at the Athletic park are as
/ follows
| University Of oregon.
May 9s-Open handicap games under
auspices Of the Seattle Athletic Club
! June 2-High School Athletic Associa-
ton games in which Seattle, Tacoma,
Everett and Port Townsend will compete.
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John Russell. who lives in Tietan basin
{ near Yakima. made $3.50 last winter by
Z trapping. He killed six bears.
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The Day school baseball team defeated
! the Pacific school Saturday BY a score
threw up the sponge at the end Of the
7 third inning.
The JeGrics-CoTbett prize dght ,ur.nsnvd
. several surprises II also proved the truth
. OF the statement made by Billy Bait Of
: san Francisco. Go the eitect that Corhctt
, with Corbett, but J felt certain seffrisS
I strength would carry him To victory. n the
/ hgAt Was not 'hNed On the surface it
/ looks an right but At THAI there nav o.,
/ e 3ob Corbet; put Jcffries before tug oub-
I ltC and "a would have been very unkind OF
+ him On knock out his bsucfactur "a short
order According 20 the repNJ ui TIE
. night he was unable TO do this and aou
I simply because OF hts wonderful vitality
and Curhctt's inability 20 deliver . knocs.
out blow. Even tn defeat CorbeI, IS more
. popular than Champion JcfTrieS
Fhzsimmo0s ana Choynski have signed
+ TO uEht within three weeks On New York
; Judging from the WAY Fitz put olt MIG
/ nunkhurst and Sharkev wound 40 CaUyn-
4 ski. FttEsimm1us win have an easy time
. With Choynsk
Joe woicou. who recently turned the
I tables on Mysterious Biliy Smith vW
meet Tommy West before the Rnadwav
. Athletic Club. New York The latta- part
u tl,is month. ! would not be sur7gis,'i Il
Wocot, lost. although everything has hgen
. coming his WAY recently and fl Is hard 10
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