Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-03-28
sPoRTINo NOTES.

Cnarlee Iost defeated JACK Curley
In Is round bout at North Yakima
recently.
Kid Krant and Willie Fitzgerald
have been matched to fight at Seattle
on April s.
|. Two lacrosse leagues are being
formed in Spokane at the present time
by w. H. Young and associates.
The baseball season Of the Spokane
city leagues will probably be formally
opened Easter Sunday, April is.
Papers for their signatures have
been forwarded to Young Corbett and
Dick Hyland for a fight to take place
at Salt Lake.
M. Cure. the French billiardist. who
will compete in the billiard tourna-
ment which begins in New York City
April 8. has arrived.
Jimmie Wigs. the big pitcher who
used to be with the Helena team and
nearly won the pennant by his good
work, is with the Detroit team this
year.
At a recent meeting OF trustees of
the Northwestern university at Chica-
go, 1t was decided to abolish intercol-
legiate football at the university for
five years.
Glen Tana Bounder, the champion
Scotch collie of T. H. Grif1th, owner
OF the Glen Tana kennels, at Spo-
kane, has been sold to a California
dog fancier.
Dan Sullivan Of Anaconda. one of
the best athletes in the west, confident
ly expected until recently that he
would be sent to Athens to take part
In the Olymic games.
In a boxing contest at Leavenworth
between Young Dixon (colored) of
Butte. Mont. and Kid Raymond. Dixon
was knocked out in the eighth round
by blow on the jaw.
The University Of Washington won
the indoor track meet by a big score.
Final score: University, AZ points;
athletic club, %; Seattle Y. M. C. A.,
10; Tacoma. 3; Everett. 3.
A Chicago court has granted a>judg-
ment for 10000, the full amount ask
ed by August Auerbach, who sued the
American league baseball club for
damages resultant from a hit in the
head by ball knocked into the bleach
ers during a game in 1902.
Rose Tennebaum, sister of Harry
Tenny. the little prize fighter who died
after his fight with frankie Neil in
the ring of the Colma Athletic club.
is In hospital at San Francisco. a
hopeless paralytic as the result Of
the shock Of her brothers death
William Hulen. better known as
KID" who formerly played second
base for Seattle. and who last year
managed the pennant winning Ever
EFT team. has been missing from his
home in Ashland. Ore. since February
20. and his friends are worried about
him.
The Joint athletic committee of the
University OF California and the Le-
land Stanford. Jr. university has
adopted q resolution recommending
that the two institutions substitute
the Rugby football game for the pres
ent game until a satisfactory national
game Is developed.
The Centurys Of Chicago got away
with the five man team bowling hon.
ors In the sixth annual tournament Of
the American bowling congress at
Louisville which closed Saturday
night. Their total score was 2794, Just
one pin short Of the winning total Of
the Chicago Gunthers In the tourney
at Milwaukee last year.
Police Judge Cabanniss Of San Fran
cisco has dismissed the charges Of
manslaughter fled against frankie
Neil. Mark Shaughnessy. Spider Kelly,
John Frayne. Timothy McGrath, Thos.
Burk and Billy Roche. growing cut Of
the death Of Harry Tenny after his
glove contest with Neil. The Judge
held that there was no evidence to
sustain the charges.