The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-06
(By Jimmy Culltns.l


There will be something doing out
tomorrow afternoon when the MEM
bers of the Spokane Amateur Driv-
ing club assemble for the first meet
ing. when their trotters and PAGERS
will struggle for the plaudits Of the
spectators and the honors of victory.
There are several nags owned in this
city which have actual merit. There
are other nags, too. but there are
always other nags and the less said
of them the better. The races to-
morrow, however, promise to be the
most exciting in a long time. Three
events are scheduled--a mixed pacing
and trotting race in the three-minute
class. a $50 pace and $3.50 trot. Fol-
lowing are the entries:
First race. 800 class-Billy Birch
wood, owned by Howell Peel: George
K, Rob Kaiser; Ben Bolt. Riverside
stables: John c., r. B. Payne.
Second race. $3.50 pace-Almota, l..
Hildebrand; Encounter, John Dock;
Babe, S. Atkinson; Sidout, Leroy
Waller.
Third race, 2:30 trot-Tattle Tale,
J. E. Fitzgerald; Reflector. Sam Gal
land; Della G., H. E. Swift; Deception,
l.. Lindsey.
The drivers will be strictly amateur
and either the owners or proper SUBJ
stitutes.
The driving club has planned a new
clubhouse. and races to be held every
week or two.
w. III. Lucas, president of the Pa
cific Northwest league, arrived home
yesterday after an extended visit to
Salt Lake and Boise. In Salt Lake he
found sulkiness on the part of some
of the players and at the request of
Manager Gimlin he suspended Eddie
Quick. the twirler who failed to make
good in the big league.
Dutch Jake is making plans for a
permanent clubhouse and boating
place for his annual picnics.
The high school ball team is due
to play the Pullman team this after
noon on the new Natatorium grounds
This should be an exciting match
The first game resulted in a score Of
to I in favor of the Pullmans.
The Long-Herrera match promises
to draw the biggest crowd ever turn
ed out to a game in Butte. Long is
in fine condition and so is the Next
can. The consensus of opinion is that
the greaser will cop the white lad
this trip. as he will be next to his
hammer and tongs style of wallop-
ing.
There will likely be at least one
chance for the high school pupils to
take action on their superiors and
give them the ha-ha, make grimaces
at them and cultivate congenial
feeling towards them impossible in
the classroom. This will come May
IA, providing plans carry, when there
will be q match game between the
high school and the Cheney normal
faculties. OF course we all realize
the teachers used to be there with
the ball tossing business, but joints,
wings and pedals that may have been
loose and Timber enough "onct" are
| troubled with rustiness now that
makes ball playing about as diff
cult to them as is comprehensive
! knowledge of politics to some of the
office aspirants in this city. But the
best of it all Is, the Cheney teachers
want a return match for the 28th,
VIII wonders never cease? At the
| meeting of the board of directors of
| the Spokane Amater Athletic club
last night it was decided to send
representatives Of the club to the
| field meet which Is scheduled for
Vancouver, B. c.. July S. The matter
of getting up the track team and the
making of all further arrangements
was left entirely in the hands of c.
| c. Holzel, one of the leaders of anna
teur athletics in the northwest.