The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-07-08

Frank Dorsey out and swears by the holy
poky that to have baseball in Spokane by July 90
and liable to have games for the balance Of the season. with
a possibility of six weeks Of play here.
Mr. Dorsey says the grounds will be ready by that date
the to start in grade and level the field today
The company claims it will have of the finest ball
grounds in the country The field will be larger according
to the present plans of the officials than the grounds at
Naatorium Park by fully 60 feet each way.
One feature of the diamond to be built which will
doubt considerable dssenton among the players is
the raising Of the pitchers box above the level of the da
mond While this, to certain extent gives the pitcher
advantage while delivering the ball yet handicaps the
other players when fielding In Seattle during the
of 1904 the raised box tried and found wanting This
season it abolished, both pitchers and felders
kicked strenuousy the nuisance that the manage
ment had the grounds regarded.
There considerable interest attached to the outcome
of tomorrows game between the athletic club and Rear
don which to be played at Naatorum Park For should
the local team wn it may have just right to lay claim to
the amateur championship of the Inland Empire.
Reardan will bring large crowd of rooters out with it
to help matters along when the big crisis and there
will certainly be things doing in the way of excitement
Pugh will offciate the slab for the 'wngsifters
and he proves to be in form there will be hard battle
before the locals Tracy will go for the S. A. A. G. Con
out of the city and will not be able to play center
field His place will be filled by the next best player among
the clubs candidates. Ralph Dodd will umpire.
Ritzve and PaIouse will play series Of thres games
commencing today and ending Monday. Much interest
attached the games both teams claim the champion
ships of their respective districts.
The Queens Westminster Volunteers the rifle
match from the Americans at Bsey camp by ten points
yesterday The at the end of the match was West
minister 1890 Americans 1880 The Americans started in
badly at the 800 yard range Meyer missing twice and
Short
The finish of the match the most exciting stage of
the whole contest Grail and Beach by excellent shooting
tied the but the British continued with steady shoot
ing and out.
The Brighton Handicap will not have the interest at
first felt among the followers of the turf back there in Long
Island owing the fact that the great Sysonby Will not be
entered for the ract Yesterday the horse not listed
and from all indications the chances of his appearing are
very slim The choice for the winner to lie between
Artfu, Ort Wells and Beldame.
Perfect weather brought all that good In the ath-
etes on the Lewis Clark stadium at Portland yesterday
During the dav the first events Of the Pacific Northwest
association championship held. Smthson, who is a
10 flat man could not do himself justice in the 100 yard
dash and the event not fast expected Nc
Donald who played such crack game at guard the I'm
iversv of Washington football team during the of
1904 broke the Northwest record in the So pound
with throw of 2713 feet. Williams covered the distance
in the 40 event 503 seconds. The remaining events
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