The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-09-05
...SPORTS...

In spite of the fact that there are five six boxers
in the city of Spokane there is not match under way
about which anybody feels entirely There's that
Thompson 60 Many of the fight fans of the city feel that
will zzle into thin air. all because of Jerry Mccarthy.
This state of affairs is likely to make Charley Neary, of
Milwaukee think He out here to get mil but
things don't look any too good for him far as
the Thompson go is concerned.
Tom Stevens has Jack Kearns under his wing an
other clever 1873 pound man who is willing to take
body Kears is of those TALL sort of anky fellows.
He always keeps in training and puts up good fight.
Just recently he gave Tommy Tracy run for his money
in Portland, the mill ending in draw.
Manager Stevens says he would like to mach Kearns
against Thompson, providing the bout with Neary is off
He will make advances however, until it is assured
that the bout with Nery mpossbity Stevens says
he find manager for Thompson who will be accept
able to everybody Providing he cannot get Kearns and
Thompson together Manager Stevens says he will try and
get KID Scaer to go against keans This means that
Scaer will have to fight about five pounds heavier than he
usually does He has not yet stated his views the sub
ject and will not, until Thompson is herd from.
Manager Stevens says he would like to pull off bout
between Jack Donney and Jim Burrows, who is in
Ferne B. c. These swatfest artists fight at the 4S
pound mark and both go when put to it.
Yesterday s game at Recreation Park resulted in
easy victory for Everett The wound up with
of to g incidentally Spokanes chance to win the
pennant went up in smoke at about the same time as did
that balloon at Natatorum park Nothing short OF mir
ace could bring the rag to Spokane The Indians
would have to win all Of the games with Vancouver and
Everett would have to lose three out of five to Beng
ham. But anyway Manager Mac. went The loss Of
yesterdays game was primarily due to the "town lot'
playing which characterized the start made by the Indians
The first shot out of the box Suess had to muf Altman s
fly and thereby allowed Huen who should have been held
second to In the third inning al
lowed two
That took the heart out of loren and after innings
he gave way to Simons 1t in the fifth inning that
Everett cinched the game A bombardment resulted in
four Huenites crossing the plate Spokane struggled
vanly trying to find that Rowan, but it use
and the Indians had to be content with their two runs
Vancouver defeated Bellngham at Vancouver yester
day by of to 1t took the Canucks II innings to
do the trick Harmon settling the question by lambasng
out home with one on base. Bellngham made
in her half but could not Vancouver
lead.
| AT Portland yesterday the Webfooters shut Oakland
out in both games winning the first by of 80 and
second So
San Francisco and Seattle broke in the two games
at Frisco yesterday The Seals the first by of
10 to g. In the afternoon Roscoe Miller proved too much
for Wilson and the Siwashes won by of to
! Los Angeles won from Tacoma yesterday by one lone
run 1t to when the fracas ended Emerson, for
Tacoma blew up in the last inning giving four passes and
making two wild throws
Willie Lewis of New York, awarded the decision
Jack OKeefe, of Chicago at Detroit yesterday after
fifteen round battle 1t open air fight and the
first appearance of Lewis of the Aleghenies He had
the best of the mill from the start He announced after
the fight that he would challenge the winner of the Britt
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