The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-08-24
...SPORTS...

The Indians are certainly having hard time to crawl
up the Smokey City bunch, for, while Mclntyre's
playing the game, is Everett The figures opposite
these two teams keeps umpng up and down like the juice
in thermometer in Portsmouth, Yesterday the Indians
again bumped Honest Johns Canadians at Vancouver
by of to while Everett handed it to Belngham
to l. That doesn't look good to the home FAM for he
praying that Bengham would soak it to Everett while
the Indians almost to put the kibosh Van
couver But alack and alas appears though it is
not to be. Spokanes chances of winding up the jig at
the top of the bunch growing less and less.
But to look at posophicaly Spokane has done very
we'll considering the fact that Manager Mac had hard
time getting his present aggregation together. 1t
not until the very short last half of the well
advanced that he finally secured bunch of fast So
by all that is holy or otherwise "'s but little kick tn
have coomn bedad.'
1t might be safe and proper, although waste of time
say that had the present bunch of Indians started at the
beginning of the season. that pennant would fly in the
breezes of the Inland Empire.
The football rules for 1905 will be strcter than ever
and the player will have to mind his p's and as get
jumped by the referee. Under rule 6, relating to
scrmmage there is distinction made between the act
of the snapper back and that of any other player
the snapper-back makes motion if to snap the ball.
whether is in his hands not the ball shall be deemed
in play If any player makes false start before the ball
lis play for the purpose of drawing opponent off side
the ball shall be brought back and put in play again
Heretofore players penazed for having bt''
this No player will be allowed out of bounds when
the ball is put in play except the who is making
place kick Players taking the place of one hurt put
out Of the will have to report direct to the referee
Coaching from the side lines will be penazed by 10 yards
instead of FIVE An amendment has been made to the
rule regarding the captain asking Of the keeper the
number of minutes left for play The iesman shall mott
fly the captain OF the time remaining to play not
than 10 less than five minutes before the end Of
leach half The lnesman may, hover give the captain
the time whenever requested to do providing he does
not ask for it than three times during the last five
minutes of play.
"Holy smoke" and there goes Barney" Barney Old
field the 'terbe kddie," of the auto world, will take
to the footigts What do you think Of that But behold
it's true. Barney and his bubbe'' will enter the play
house and while treadmill rattes and whirs Barney
will peer through Of scenery dust and hOnkhonl
at bunch of rouge tinted soubrettes. Oh Barney
Manager Rob H. Cosgreve Of the Interstate Fair, is
certainly doing his best to get up show for your money
He is trying to get the ossand and Nelson lacrosse
teams here for the hi-yu doings in October That will
certainly for in this country people enjoy lacrosse whether
they understand it or not.
Charles Neary of Milwaukee, who is to meet Kid Good
man in this city September at the Spokane theater
lis now in the city and has commenced training Neary
looks good but he has his work cut out for hint Tie does
not like the way he treated in Denver when Kid Her
man given the decision him last week He thinks
draw would have been fairer decision but he says he
will take it out Of Herman when they meet again
Eddie Quinn who is plotting the mill says there is moth
ing to the rumor that Goodman will back Out.
San Francisco defeated Tacoma at that place yesterday
by a score of II to 8. Little Bobby Keee wild and
his mates played very bad ball. refusing to help Bob
by when their support needed Frisco also damned
the wild ones for 10 hits Hit of Frisco pitched fine
game and held Tacoma down to one hit for innings
Graham then finished out the remainder Of the contest
Oakland climbed all Charley Hall, who olfcated
the slab for the Swases at San Francisco yesterday
winning out by a of 6 to g.
Fleming in muffing long fly to right cost
Portland the game at Portland yesterday. The facas
ended in of to l. Essck for the Angels struck
out 10 men.