The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-08-01

Tomorrow Bre'r DOrsey's Indians will open up series
of five games with Belngham and Brer Dorsey is getting
busy among the players for he wants the biggest half of
those games and wants them bad.
The opening week all that could be desired by both
the management and the fans. The management was
pleased with the friendly attitude of the fans in turning
out to the games and the were pleased with the play
ing of the team.
Now that the team is strengthened by it's players,
something ought to happen in the way Of winning games
may take the boys little time to get wise to the
ways of each other but that won't take very long,
The batting OF the men has improved greatly of ate
three of them batting the 300 mark. While is early
in the to pass judgment yet from the look of things
the lnjuns will be there with the stick.
The local bunch will have to go though to put it
over the from the salmon fishing country for those fell
lows go some too when put to it.
Richard Bierce iron mouder employed by the Bar
nard Machinery Company is the champion bowler of
Spokane. Last night Berce made perfect of 800
on the Phster alleys and incidentally copied the 500 offer
ed by Mr. aupt Berce stated that he had been bowling
for period Of ten years chiefly in Davenport Iowa. but
heretofore his best score was 279
In the pool tournament for the state championship now
going at Pfsters William A. Ridgeway defeated j.
Johnson by Of 125 to 81 last night The game
interesting until the last inning when it clearly
cinch that Ridgeway would win. The winner made the
high of the evening with IS, while Johnson made ID
Tonight German and Beebe will play. This match will be
for blood both of the friendly rivals and will do
their utmost to defeat each other by large majority
possible
A. Anderson the first match in the series of three
games for 100 points, for purse of $780, from s. Past by
of 100 to so at Psers last night The game con-
sumed so innings Up until the a. the was close
At that stage, both players tied with &c. At first
both opened up and played for long runs but during
the close of the contest they played safe game.
The wrestling match between Frank GocI and D. A.
Mcmillan which is to be held in the Spokane theater
August TO- is attracting large number Of followers of the
sport here Both have many friends in Spokane and
the betting is already getting warm although the mill will
not come off for period of 10 days.
By the opinion is entertained that Gotch through
Ibis aspirations for pugiistc fame has somewhat hand
tapped himself for the mat 1t is we'll known fact that
when training for pug MILL entirely different muscles are
used than when wrestling The development is different
and while Cotch will work for his coming match with Nc
Milan it is feared his wrestling muscles may not be in as
good shape they formerly were, when the exchampon
was in his true form.
Yesterday the propretOrs of the Genvlle track, at
Cleveland decided to abandon that owing to the
order of Mayor Johnson prohibiting the selling of pools
the
Today the consolation heat for the merchants and man
ufacturers event which not finished Detroit will be
rum but after that all the horses will be shipped to Buffalo
The cricket match between the Gentlemen's club, of
Philadelphia and the Maryebone club of England ended
yesterday in victory for the home players by OF