The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-07-22

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Aastsus Athletic Usioa a ths United
States has Decided 70 hoid Tie aAnnAl
track sxd asid ehanpinasAip n Port
iaaA. orr.
HusA Mclean Il CAeissa woa .
tventy nile motor paesd racs and the
title Of champioa Of the world At the
Revere cycle track last week, defeat
ing Bobby walthour.
In the general shooting tournaneat
II the Indian Territory and Oklahoma
Sportsmen's Association At Ardmore.
!. r. the worlds amateur squad rec
ord was broken. Shooting from eight
cen yards the squad broke ia targets
out Of Us.
In the presence Of . great crowd ut
Morris Park racetrack June 10 Louis
Chevrolet made . new worlds auto
mobile record for one mile. covering
the distance in So Is seconds. The
previous record. made BY the same
car. was 81 IS seconds.
Billy Nolan. manager Of Battling
Nelson. has accepted the challenge q
Al Herford. He says he Il ready to
match Nelson against Joe Cans in
fifteen or twenty round bout At Ia
pounds riugside for the largest pure
offered and n side bet Of $1,000.
The Brooklyn Derby. June 10. was
won by Sidney Paget's Cairngorm at
0rayesend after = 6ne race through
the stretch with NigFaine. The win
Nor was an odds favorite ut to ..
AZ he was considered the best Of the
four horses entered over the mile and
. half route.
In one OF the most brilliant games
he has ever played this season. ". A.
Larned. the tennis exchampion and .
mcmber Of the American international
challenging team. defeated n. D.
whitman. formerly Of Boston. On the
courts Of the Crescent Athletic club
At Bay Ridge. The score was Ga,
IS.
After tsn rounds Of hard fighting
between Aurelio Herers Of California
and Charles Neary Of Milwaukee at
Grand Rapids. Mich. June 8. Referee
Lynch declared tho contest Q draw.
Neary did most Of the leading. but
HerresN put in some damaging blows.
The decision was greeted with ap-
piause.
The Texas racing circuit was organ
ICED at . meeting At Dallas. Repre-
sentatives from several Texas towns
interested were in attendance and
others have ASSURANCE In writing Of
their hearty cooperation Charles A.
Nangold Of Dallas was elected presi-
dent Of the circuit md Robert Barker
Of Austin secretary.
Harry NlchaelS. few years ago
the most noted Jockey In the east.
Nho later lost his pYestigs and was
suspended In the vest. was denied .
license 1t . meeting Of the stewards
of the Jockey club. It IL evident from
this that the Jockey club intends to
uphold tho action Of the turf powers
on the Pacific coast.
Elmer Davis Of Cresco. Iowa. was
elected captain of the track team Of
Iowa university for 1906. Davis
showed exceptional ability two years
aep. when he Joined the squad. and
this year. under the coaching Of De
laney. has made rapid Improvement.
Great things are expected next year
Oh H8Wc tlttAC QuAItctsultOH
Billy Delaney. one Of tie most fam
ous OF pugillstic trainers Of his time.
IL going to retire. Delaney has an
nounced that he will never again de-
vote his time to the training Of fight
err. He II the only man who brought
out two worlds champions--1ames J.
Corbett and James J. JeRries. He
trained both for their championship
fights.
The Kentucky Farmer and Breeder
announces that NO fall meeting will
be held at the Lexington race track.
Capt 8. 9. Brown Of Pittsburg. the
owner. arrived ut the decision after
consultation with local representa-
tives, The chief reason for abandon
ing the idea II that among extensive
improvements the track will b recon
structed.
1t is authoritatively stated that the
American league clubs will not be lin
tied to . certain number oR players