The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-26

Athletic Club, with whom he Is well ac- |
quainted. and expressed himself as agree |
ably surprised with the clubs quarters |
and accommodations. Mr. owen Is from |
the Detroit Athletic Club. with which |
organization Prof. Crane was also asso- |
ciated as physical director in Is9i-e5. M. |
owen accomplished hts record OF s4-5 !
seconds for 100 yards at Washington ID. |
c., October l.. 1890 He IS an enthusiast |
tic admirer of all kinds Of field and track |
sports and will join the 8 A. c. and |
take an active interest In its athletics.
He intends to make Seattle his home and |
viii start in business here.
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D. A. Mcmillan and Louis Cannon sign
ed articles Saturday afternoon to wrestle
In this city next Thursday evening for
the championship of the Paciflc coast.
The match will take place at Germania
han.
According to the articles the match will
be best three out Of Eve falls mixed style.
TWO Of the bouts Will be catch-as-cateh-
can and two Graeeo- Roman. The winner
OF the quickest fall will have the right 70
name the style for the Attn bout. provid-
ed one Is necessary. Prof. Crane repre-
sents Mcmillan while John Cort has can
non in charge.
Eastern sporting writer's seem deter
mined 10 give San Francisco instead OF
Seattle and Port Townsend the credit OF
bringing Billy LANCE to the front as
baseball player. In an article devoted TO
this great players record the Chicago
Tribune says: "Lange joined the Chicago
Club IN 1893. He was fresh from the sand
lots of San Francisco and his ball playing
experience consisted mainly Of outting
soldiers around the parade ground OF the
Preside ana in catching flies at scrub.
Such a statement from newspaper
that pretends 70 be accurate Is hard TO
explain. Any one who knows anything
about Lange's early baseball experience
remembers that he was working in Port
Townsend and playing odd games With
hn cd "a
self. ana IN conjunction with WIN II. Par-
~ and Frank II. ingersol then Of the
possible 20 get Manager Rockwell, OF the
Seattle Club, to give him trial II was
Ia Seattle that Lange made his record
as a center fielder before going 10 chi
cago The Tribune SAYS he went there as
a second baseman LANCE never pretend
ed TO be a second basemau, although he
played there by order Of Arson for a
As to the big fellows ability the 1'ri-
bune speaks truly when II says that he
will be missed. The excuse for printing
a letter he wrote in which he said PLANT
flowers on my baseball grave out in cen
ter field, for l will never play there
again"
''EIe has been with the club" says the
Tribune, until the bleaeherites have
ceased 10 wonder at his great work, and
few even OF his admirers realized what
a great player this huge. ungalnly. good
natured giant was"
Duck shooting closes Wednesday, and
all true sportsmen Will lay their guns on
the shelf until next fall The season Is
long enough TO give any one who enjoys
wing shooting a chance and there 90 "a
excuse for violating the law. When the
close season commenced January l II
was so absurd that one sportsman could
hardly find fault with another for shoot
ing when ducks came his way, | have
been informed that certain Seattle men
are IN the habit Of shooting young ducks
In White river valley during the spring
season. The game warden ought 20 keep
a lookout for this kind of thing
~
Julius Redelshemer vice president OF
the Seattle Kennel Club. has received a
letter from Victoria In which II is stated
that a bench show viii be held there In
conjunction with that held in Seattle
The dates for the local show have been
definitely fixed. April II. L. 10 and H. In
all probability Germsuia hall will be Sc
lected as the place. Mr. Redesheimer
says that everything indicates the most
successful exhibition ever held In Seattle
Wealthy New Workers who take great
interest In bowling have put up $1,000
IN prizes 20 he rolled for at the lnterna-
uonal bowling tournament in New York
July IS TO 70 Invitations will be sent Ia
all parts ~ the United States, including
the Pacific Northwest.
The conditions under which the tour
uament will be conducted have not been
sent out. but IL they meet with the APP
prevail OF Pacific. Northwest devotees OF
the game II would be worth while nsur
ing on the proposition OF having this sec
ton represented. There would be keen
competition for the honor OF place on
the team. Both Washington and Oregon
could combine and the successful candi-
dates could enter ms from the Pacific
Northwest. irrespective Of cities.
John Bowyer and Samuel Bratner cor
nered coyote In an orchard. according
TO the Asotin County Times Thursaav.
and Mr.. Bower killed il with a pitch
fork. A. coyote eXtermluntor Mr.. Bow
yer may Justly claim e-eminence.
The washiuetoninn IN speaking OF the
good bowling done hv Hoquism boys re-
geutly says that Lytle made 70 M = III
beaten by Adams with a. Hull finally
made the banner record 81 y The score
'onian. rs the highest ever made or
Gruys harbor. and is said 20 equal any
other score ever made tn the state"
am sorry 90 destroy the satisfaction
draws harbor BOWERS have I'm thinking
Hun score r. uubeaten. hnt as a matter
az fact 70 " considerably behind the
he Annette club. has a reoord 81 IS And
UT NtdeL or Tacoma has made -.
Fiuiay Bryant, ~ Tacoma and A n
Harrison, ~ Seattle. have both made 81
Fourteen COYOTES were poisoned by he
HoaglRnd brothers near Pullman last week.
The elrCass ~ A dead horse end stryclning
wore used 90 destroy the animals
r. A Whttney, Of Cosmopolis ia credited
by city clerk McfauEhhg, os the same
place, with killing a crane NJ South hay
with a revolver AZ 100 wards distance The
bullet severed The cranes neck
Trap shooters were active last week and
good scores were R order \ miss an5 out
contest between Stevens and Abbott Was
,,-''lng thc latter winning IA the eleventh
round
NI.A Rurlev went 10 West Seattle vea-
tcTlav. whore he begins training for hs
rSht with Jack t1lsiey. Which VII come
N tH this city on March T. He NAs ac-
cnmuauiti by hts two trainers. Paddy Nc.
| Tlosk@y ana Tom Johason- hurley Is in
good condition TOW, ard will need very
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