The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-19
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Observation-Disclosures
HE Seattle Athletic club win IN

IL trcduce "cfoE9-cpuntry runs
ii ss a part Of Its spring and sum
fner athletic programme The
Ii first one viii be held Saturday
afternoon. March 81, tho start to be made
at O'Clock in the afternoon Prof. Crane
has selected course which is about sew
en- miles long. As the athletes get used
to the sport he viii increase the distance.
The Madison street bridge VIII he the
start, and the clubhouse the finish. From
the bridge N Pike street the route VIII be
along the bicycle path. Pike street VIII be
followed TO First avenue, and Firs. ave-
nue. TO the clubhouse. The runners VIII
b followed By men on bicycles TO see
that everything Is carried out according
10 the rules.
This sport IA not new. although 4 has
never been developed in Seattle. The older
Now York athletes made much out OF IL,
and in recent years It has again been COM
ing into popular favor. In England II -
q common and well recommended form OF
exercise. il reaches every muscle Of the
body, and improves the circulaiory sys-
tenn wonderfully. To increase endurance
and improve what II usually termed the
''wind." there IS nothing better. Taking It
nil In all. Il IL a wholesome exercise, ana
deserves announcement.
American athletes are fue performers
but when Il comes to n question OF en-
durance the English win. We have not
even one representative who has the slight
est chance OF winning In a long distance
running race agaist England's best run
ers We are outclassed. There Is no re-
serve energy, such as the Engllshmen have
Our runners are dead on their feet before
tho Engiisnmen commence to think Of the
finish. Cross-country running and tenn
perate living. with tobacco barred will
soon put us on even terms with the old
country athletes.
"A most important announcement TO the
uthietic world in general reached Seattle
last week In letter from Caspar whitney,
the authority on amateur sport, who has
been connected with Harper's Weekly for
several years. Mr.. Whitney and associ-
etes. including Walter Camp and Fletcher
ffarpsr. have purchased the entire plant Of
tho Outing Publishing Company, and VIII
improve and develop the magazine Outing,
bs interesting 10 sportsmen all through
tho country, II will not only handle ath-
ietics and football. but all kinds OF clean
po as follows elhf Pnssid Il 'H ana editor cs
pnr whitney: vice president, Robert Iia-
con: secretary and treasurer, Fletcher
harper; advisory board, G G: Cuyler, =
Reading Bsrtron. s. II. Houston. u. NJ.
Goodrich. Charles Hodgnan, Walter Camp
and T. d. NJ cardeza
The Seattle Athletic Club and the Seattle
local championship contest tomorrow even
ing on the $. A. G, alleys. The score now
stands games to in favor OF The s. A. c.
During the past week seventy-hvc games
were rolled on tho Seattle Athletic Club
alleys IN which the scores were 10 or
higher The beat scores were as follows:
Nelson, GO, 65; Sauis, g. 60 60, 80. IS. Jack
son. So. 70. Churchill. 6s, CO.
From the sustained interest In bowling
al both tho =. A. c. and the $. H. G..
alleys = appears as u the season would be
of the s. a. c.. has been doing fno work
of late, and Is well up to the front
A rod and gun clnb has been organized
at Nniia Walla with flfty-one members.
The officers elected are an fellows; FROST
dent y. X Straight: vice president. John
Justice secretary, W, O Campbell treas
arer sras Ssrs eH'S csmebs G2ml'f f.
Kelly, W. r. Mexican John l.. Sharpstein
Mr.. sharpstein WAS elected captain OF the
club. Trap shooting Will be held on Fri
day OF each week The club Intends to
join ono OF the sportsmen's associations,
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Fred VI Wright saw n Monaghan pheas-
ant on Bush prairie last week according
TO the Olympian. My Wright has lived in
that section Tor thirty years and he gays
that this Il the first one he has seen. 10
would appear from reports appearing In
different payers from time 20 time that
this pheasant Ia gradually becoming moro
common n tho Pac'nc Northwest IL was
frat introduced IN Oregon. and later IN this
state Q" Wildly island.
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The Seattle Rod md Gun Club viii com
mencc is annual medal shoots at West
Seattle today The shooters are divided
thto INC classes and the one who wins
the medal In the alfteren, classcs. tina most
times becomes the ewner