Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-08
SPORTING NEWS.

In the ladies' championship tennis,
in London, fourth round, Miss May
Sutton of Pasadena beat Miss E. W.
Thompson, Sc. 6-1.
ianapolis-Burton Call of Mont
gets Saturday in his final 20 shots
in the Grand American handicap shoot
and, failing to tie the score of r. K.
Barber of Paulina, Iowa, the latter
was accorded the diamond medal,
with a score of SO out of a possible
100, the best record ever made in the
annual event.
Robert tombstone of North Berwick,
Scotland, one OF the best known pro-
fessional golfers in the country, has
been secured as instructor by the Sc
attic Golf and Country club.
London.-The American athletes
contesting for the Amateur Athletic
association championships at Stamford
Bridge Saturday took one event, the
220 yard dash. This was won by H.
A. Hyman by three yards from Jupp,
the holder of the championship, Hy-
mans time being % 2-5 seconds. The
usual form of the Americans was con-
ceded to equal that of any of the
competitors, but hard luck appeared
to be their lot.
Death in a horrible manner over
took pete" Bowling, one of the
greatest pitchers that ever performed
in the Pacific northwest, near Hot
Lake, Ore, recently. Bowling had
been to Hot Lake for treatment and
was walking home alone, when he was
struck by train and instantly killed,
his body being horribly mangled.
Portland, Ore.-President H. Herd
man of the new Pacific Northwest
Amateur Athletic association has
made public the committees of that
organization. The officers of the
Northwest Pacific Amateur Athletic
association will continue in Office I'M
til their successors are elected by the
new association.
The board of governors will be:
Thomas Mcdonald, University of
Washington; A. s. Goldsmith, Seattle
Athletic club; c. G. Hozel, Spokane,
Spokane Athletic club; H. w. Kerri-
gan, Multnomah Athletic club Of Port
land. Committee on finance: A. S.
Goldsmith and w. R. Wilbur, Portland
Rowing club. National registration
committee: H. w. Kerrigan, c. c.
Hozel and w. W. Miller, Seattle Ath-
letic club Handicap committees; F.
E Watkins, Multnomah Athletic club,
on
ords: c. c. Hozel, F. E. Watkins, A
S. Goldsmith, and W. R. Wilbur.
Legislation committee: R. D. Miller,
Spokane Athletic club; w. A. Chopin,
Multnomah Athletic club; w. R. Will
bur and DR.. Kane, University of Wash
ington. Membership committee:
Homer Mcdonald, Seattle Athletic
club, and w. ]. c. Wakefield, Spokane
Athletic club Championship commit
tee: c. Hozel, chairman, who will
appoint the other members
Marvin Hart is the new champion
heavyweight champion pugilist of the
world.
Jack Root of Chicago and Marvin
Hart of Louisville fought at Reno,
New, Monday afternoon for purse of
$4,000 and the heavyweight champion
ship of the world. J. j. Jefferies act
ed as referee of the bout. Root entered
the ring at ITO pounds and Hart at
1876. The men were introduced at 2:45.
Battling Nelson was introduced and
offered to fight Britt to a finish in this
ring.
Jack Johnson and George Gardner
both challenged the winner of this
fight.
Root got the first knockdown in the
seventh round with terrific blow Just
as the gong rang. A claim of foul was
made for Hart, but the referee refused
to allow it, and ordered the men to
continue. The gong was all that saved
Hart from knockout at this point.
During the twelfth round they fought
to clinch and Hart landed with left
to body. Hart missed swing to head
and received right short jab on the
jaw. Hart wins with stomach punch.