The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-09-07
...SPORTS...

The presence of two athletic factions in the city, each
of which will give number of boxing bouts and touma-
ments this winter has given rise to the question among
the fight fans as to whether not peace be maintained
between the rival camps
There is but little fear of the sport being overdone just
long as it is clean Some of the fans have entertained
the apprehension that the Athletic club and the Pastimes
would come together on the proposition.
Tom Stevens, athletic manager of Athletic Pastmes
says this will never long he has anything to do
with promoting the game here.
"There is no reason why any trouble should arise"
said Manager Stevens, last night, while he watched
bunch OF smoke rings curling ceilngward "You see, all
we have to do is to time our bouts about 10 Is days
apart and things will go along smoothly | certainly will
do nothing to conflict with any boxing bouts the Athletic
club may promote. To do would only kill the sport
tirey, and what is kill it beyond redemption for
number of at least There's only way go into
this business today and that to play fair with ALL That
is the stand the Pastimes will take.'
Next Saturday night bowling will commence in earnest
on number of the alleys of the city. The Warwick alleys
will be opened that night and large delegation Of ten pin
artists expected to turn out. There will be regular
team play opening night promoters of the sport desiring
merely to get sort of an idea of the players who will
tpm out.
1t is expected that eight clubs will be chosen if sufd
cient interest is shown in the sport These will be divided
into teams according to the average of the player
On Monday night the bowers will again get together
for big feed, after which is expected things will be in
shape to ahead on plans for the winters campaign
Spokane yesterday defeated Vancouver out Recrea
ton Park by of to l. Up until the seventh in
ming it was anybodys game, the being to in
favor OF the locals Vancouver could not however, land
on Franklin who pitched Clean steady game through
out In the seventh inning, Spokane by succession of
hits cinched the game scoring four Marnke started
the trouble by hitting out two Dagger to left Ferris sent
him to third scratch hit after which Bare lined one
down to Rabbit who tried to nip Martnke at the plate
He arrived safely however and then Hutchinson bngoed
placing Bare on third Mcintyre brought Bare home with
a long twosacker. Baby EASTWOOD he of the ewery-
store NIT" climbed onto of Mr. Dammann s twisters
for pretty single scoring both Mcintyre and Hutchinson
Vancouver scored one lone in the t inning but after
that could not get next to Franklin for another Bare tap
ped home during the game by landing the ball over
near the left-center fence
Everett lost the first game of the series with Belling
ham yesterday by of to s. 1t took IA innings
do the trick In the last Clark hit three Dagger and
came home long fly by Hewlett
There is but so points between Spokane and Ev-
erett Yesterdays pragram bumped Everett consider
ably If the same thing happens today there will be but
about or 10 points difference.
of to 0. Jones' for Portland invncble allow
ing but hit during the game Whalen for Frisco was
tapped for 10 hits
Jimmy Britt and Battling Nelson say there will be a
fight Saturday all right Nelson says Nolan's actions
meet with his approval and that if he objected to Jeff as
referee he must have had good for doing Britt
says Jeff will referee the fight and the big mill will start
at 80 o'clock