COAST
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 6. — While
the great war has precluded any In
ternational competition, the past year
generally is considered to have been
a banner one for the amateurs
throughout the United States, and
particularly for the Pacific coast, due
to the Panama Pacific Exposition.
Thanks to the big fair, a greater num
ber of higli class national performers
have visited the coast than at any
other time in the history of its ath
letics.
That this has given the coast a tre
mendous impetus tn amateur athletics
in all branches is the concensus of
opinion, ai'd the result of the national
championships held in the exposition
stadium last summer has pretty thor
oughly convinced all hands that the
coast athletes must be reckoned with.
His performances compared favor
ably with those of his eastern breth
ren.
The Pacifi cenas-t has been well
represented in the roll of national and
world’s champions by such names as
McLoughlin, Johnston, Horine Bee
son, 1 >rew, Kelly and others, and there
are many who think that this list
would have been augmented had more
chanit'ionship events been held with
in reasonable reaching distance. The
east practically has had a monopoly
of them. It costs both time and
money to get them from here. The
acquisition of the national tennis
title is a shining example of this.
This brings up the oft discussed
subject of the fairness of holding the
championship competitions where
athletes from all parts of the country
will have a reasonably equal chance
of reaching them in order to partici
pate. To hold the tennis champion
ships, for example, year after year,
on the edge of the Atlantic. Is con
sidered by many on the Pacific coast
* manifest hardship to the rest of the
1 country and unfair. That a greater
proportion of athletes are In the east
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near the centers of population fa not
denied, but that the Atlantic seaboard
should be selected Instead of some
central states point, is deemed unjust.
That the New York and Phlladel-j
phia athlete would think twice before
going to Europe every year to play
for a title Is unquestioned. Yet Mc
Loughlin and Johnston of San Fran
cisco. in order to defend their tennis
honors, are required, year after year,
to make a journey longer than the
sea voyage, requires about the same
length of time to make, and Is quite
as expensive. To the new and untried
aspirant for honors the conditions
practically are prohibitive. An hour
or two and a dollar or two is all the
I Atlantic coast player who wants to
try his fortune has to have at his dis
posal under present conditions, it is
.pointed out.
The argument is applicable in all
lines of amateur sport championships
I which presumably are open to the na
tion's athletes. The question is not
| raised in the case of an event such as
i the boat race held by the college
j crews on the Hudson river, which is
an annual affair, belonging to the
competing crews, as the annual boat
race on the Thames between the
eights of Yale and Harvard is theirs.
It is where a national or an open 1
title is to be competed for such as
J an Amateur Athletic Union event that
the far western athlete feels that time, i
distance and expense are all against j
them, elements with which the east-)
, ern athlete does not have to contend. !i
There Is a growing feeling on the 1
roast that some steps should be taken
toward rectifying there conditions. I
and it is not at all likely that the '
question will he brought up by the
Pacific coast representatives at some
future meeting of the union, insofar I
as It relates to track and field ath-'
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ALASKAN STEAMSHIP AGENT ,
WEDS RECENTLY IN SPOKANE.
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B. F. Watson, assistant general pas- t
t«nger and freight agent for the Ad- £
tniral line, with headquarters at Sew- ,
ird, and who is well known In Cordova i
was recently married at Spokane. The
following notice of the wedding np- \
pears In a recent Issue of a Seattle j
lewspaper:
B. F. Watson, assistant general pas- j
ienger and freight agent of the Pa- r
ific Alaska Navigation Company, the |
Admiral line, and Miss Margaret E s
McConnell of Seattle were married (
it the First Presbyterian Church at s
Spokane, Saturday. Mrs. Samuel Me- ;
~onnell, of Butte. Mont., and Guy (
Coombs, assistant manager of the j
iavenport Hotel, were witnesses at ^ j
he wedding. Mr. AVatson is well a
mown in Tacoma and Alaska. He
was formerly general agent in the s
lorth for the Admiral line, with head-j c
luarters at 8eward. t
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INK LIGHTS URL PLACED
IN ALASKA
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The report of the department of
ommerce shown that during the past
eason forty-six aids to navigation
vere placed in Alaska waters, and
ive more are contemplated before the
essation of work for the winter. In
ddition good progress was made on
he new light and fog signal Ration
t Cape St. Elias on Kayak Island,
rhich will be placed in commission
iext season.
Thirty-two flash acetylene lights
vere placed at so many different
oints.
An electric light was placed at
Iitkn harbor; a float on Blunt Point J
eef in Wrangel strait; an oil lens
intern at Tenakee, in Chatham
trait; post lights at Beck island in j
'larence strait, Itose inlet; in Tveiak
trait, and Akutan harbor, in the
ileutian islands; beacons on the Fish
‘reek dolphin, in Tongass narrows;
'alse point retreat, in Lynn Canal;
>eep Bay entrance, at Pearl strait,
nd Priest Rock, in Unalaska Bay.
"Good progress was also made,"
ays the report, "in the construction
f the new light and fog signal sta
lon at Cape St. Elias, on Kayak is- I
ind. The illuminating and fog signal j
pparatus have been on exhibition at
he Panama-Pacific International ex- j
ositidn at San Francisco, and will j
oon be dismantled and taken to
■ laska for installation next season. ■
'he construction party, with the ex-1
eption of a few men as watchmen
nd caretakers, left the Cape on Oc
aber 7, having completed during the
eason all reinforced concrete work1
a the tower, fog signal, storage build- !
ng and dwelling, except the first
loor slab of a dwelling and a portion
if the floor in the pil room. With J
avorable weather and labor condi-1
ions the station will probably be I
daced in commission during the sea
on of 1916.
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CHRISTIANIA, Jan'. G. — The Scan
inavian countries lately have been
anvnssed by agents from foreign
ountries trying to engage skilled la- j
orers, especially for the manufacture
f ammunition and saddlers. The re- |
ult has not been very remarkable, as
pportunities for skilled laborers at
ome are greater than ever. Only a
ew iron Workers have left Norway
or England to work in ammunition
lants during the past six months.
The good labor conditions here will j
Iso affect the emigration to the I
Tnlted States—which is expected to
e much smaller this year than in)
ormer years.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1916.
Special Program.
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Pathe News, No. 69. .
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The Vitagrapli Company Presents
THE OLD FLUTE PLAYER,
A-Three Act Drama.
WHEN BcBETH CAME TO TUCKERVILLE,
A Selig Comedy.
Admission 25 Cents. First Show 8 p. m.
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