Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-13
SEAT Tie WATER
CARNIVAL PLAN
NOWIN MAKING

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal March -
"A tentative program of The groa+ e.
,dttIe water carnival 10 tale 7,1o(ee. ~,
~ o. o. and has been prepared and
plahs rapidly are maturing. All man.
ei Vi craft from every section Of tbe
gTuuiitry VIII be invited to participate
ne feature viii be an Alaskan cruise
me IIeet to depart from Seattle on
1uly O. the last day Of the racing ear
tIlNa. mis- cruise IS said 10 he the
oneest ever attempted by a combined
iotllIa Oh pleasure craft The entire
PiosIam Is IN the hands of the Seattle
Jitcnt club
among the events listed are cruises
through the Lake Washington cansi
IN Lake Union, Lake Washington and
She sound there viii be WarshiD Nv
uIo-aeroplane and submarine rnaneli-
Nefs' speed boat racing for cash
rlzeS, races between alr-pianes. and
speed boats; sailboat races for tho SIR
thomas Upton trophy between toafs
from european and American Yacht
clubs against the Sir Tom. the Seattle
BOAT az present holder of the trophy
ana many other events
The first challenge for tho c.ir
Thomas Upton cup has been rocoi,-ed
IL comes from Captain Fritz Olsen
Jr-, OF Christiania Norway. His ro'I,
WIN De shipped to Puget sound. The
1eea OF gift of the Sir Thomas Lin
toh trophy bars any boat not a mem
ne OF Q Puget Sound or Pacific Coast
yacht club. Captain Olsen plans en-
teIlng his boat under the coiors of an
eitSlp4e american yacht CLUB.
VI the accommodation of those who
10 not care to brave the long Alaska.
cruise on the smaller pleasure craft
OBSERVATIONS vii Ha
excursion steamer which VIII accom-
Pahy the yachts Applications for ac-
coInmodauons already are coming in
approximately $50 men have an
sWered the call for track and fiaId
competition at the University of
washington Coach Wander Veer has
oeeh putting the candidates throne h
ofly the highest kind Of work TO start
~Iiu II VIII not be until he can get his
men OUT on the new track thar he viii
be able to determine the quality of hi
new asplrants for athletic honors. Sew
eral OF last seasons veterans are lost
20 the team and unless some Of tha
new men develop into varsity caiifra
e!e early season prospects for 2 win
mlhg team are said to he disco,lra eiY,zr
me new running track which sfiII is
inter construction rapidly is being
Completed and is expected to be in
shape when the weather permits 81
me regular outdoor workouts.
with TWO weeks of the preliminary
training season behind them. the sly
CUES of the Paeific Coast baseball
league are beginning to take on fn,Tn
AS yet there has been no time to- de-
.eInllne with any certainty lust how
good the candidates for the yarious
teams are and there has been no rad
lcaI change of opinion as to the re.a
i've merits of the teams as thew have
aifeadV been figured out on paper bv
cTi1cs. Little opinion is being ex-
p esseo as to the playing qualities Of
the new men in the various squads
tecause II IS well known that Dralfrn
mary practice forms no criterion Of
payers worth after he gets into the
regular schedule. Youngsters who. in
the past, have shown uD well in the
carry season framing nave gone -
pieces before the crowds and in the
excitement of Q pennant race.
The Los Angeles squad continues 20
hoiG It's place rs the first choice and
is generally expected to enter info the
playing season as the most formidable
combination in the league With the
For flanders warming up in Honolulu.
only peager knowledge Of their pro-
gress is available but it IS thought not
unlikely that Manager McCredie viii
pick up an isla~d nl9~~-
ne returns to the mainland. He has