Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-12-29

SPORTING GOSSIP

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Ora Morningstar, the expert billiard
Z list. has been out breaking records. In
/ practice games with Walter Jewell for
! 500 points he made runs Of 266, 1f9
and 1874 and an average of 1873. the
| old record being 100. made by George
sutton. the 1872 balk line champion.
IN game with sutton. Morningstar
made run Of 1917. which included -
points made consecutiyely of tho
nurse face, that is. without going
to the cushion for any one shot. This
/ Is also worlds record.
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The Euglshmcn have had enough
of the American crews which havo
/ been rowing in that country IN tho
! Henley regattas. on Dec - the Hen.
| ley regatta stewards adopted the fo'-
! lowing resolution:
NO entries shall be received or ac-
cepted Of any crew or sculler out or
the United Kingdom belonging to 4
! club not affiliated to a union or a fed
Grafton having an agreement with the
I committee in charge Of the manage.
ment Of the Henley regatta
The only two countries where row.
| ing is a sport Of prominence which
are affected are the United States aud
Australia. The rule was adopted as
| the result of the trouble with the Yes.
per crew of Philadelphia last June.
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The fight between Cans and Her
man at TOnopah ON New Years Day
should be- a hot one according to the
files from the Coast. as both men arc
In the best of shape.
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u. f. Graham. In Compound Plug
ger" made great record the other
day when he ran iii miles through
bad roads and weather on 81 gallons
of gasoline He ran from Albany to
Springfield and then to New York.
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Rubc Ferns has once more come
back 10 life and was Ia have fought
the first fight Of his second scraphood
last "Wednesday.
While the official records show that
Parent. the shortstop on the Boston
American League team, made more
errors than any other man In tho
league. he stood sixth out of 10 when
It came to records. lie made SO er.
rors In ii3 games. Third Baseman
O'Bricn Of ST. Louis played In 20
games without making an error.
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Harry Baker will fight Abe Attcll
lin Los Angeles ON Jan. II. The little
Hebrew Is ace high In the Southern
city.
Distinctive colors will he feature
of the 1907 Rambler cars. The new
runabout model Is finished In brew 4
ter green. with narrow red stripping:
the 2O.horsc power 2-cylinder touring
= car Is finished In occidental red, with
l. ted leather upholstery and red run
+ ming gear: the shaft drive i-cylindcr
l. In French gray. with tan leather up
holstery, and the luxurious i.cylinder
Z iO.horsepowcr touring car In bcechnut
@ brown. with black trimmings and up.
Q hOlstery.
i Sweet Marie, the famous trotting
@ mare, with a record of 2:O2. was sold
II at the Old Glory horse sale ut Madi-
2 son Square Garden Dec. 10. The price
9 she brought was $4,000, and George
I NJ. Webb. manager for 4. T. Stotes-
J. bury, the Philadelphia banker. was
the purchaser. The first bid. made by
; J. NJ. johnson from Ponkapoag. Mass
Il was $4,000. which Andy WEIGH. 81
+. Hartford, Conn, Immediately raised
It To $4,000, NJ. J. Degnon bid Sl1 .0Oo
r, and Mr.. Webb $4,000. Mr.. Degnor
D. then raised the bid $1,000, and Mr..
n Webb followed with Il $1,000 raise. and
1t the mare was knocked down To hin
for $4,000.
H. Magnates George u. and J.. s. G,
'r Dewey, brothers, who acquired the
u, Boston National League base ball ciu,
d. from Messrs. Soden and Conant, yes
:. terday, completed the deal for tn,
H. South End grounds. The property
-, mostly land, Is assessed for $224,50O
OF which sl9,5OO was on the land OF
posite the grounds, cornering on Grin
mel street, and $4,000 on the gran,
stand, The whole property went 70
Slo0,0 900, the title passing from tn
Ia Columbus Avenue Trust, which is al
he ofishoot of the old Boston ball club.
mr. This Is the final exit of Messrs. Sc
ne den and Conant. on Wednesday tn
III nnal papers passed in the transfer q
the franchise and good will for SIS
900, The deal for the full thing cos
the Doveys s275,OO0, $4,000 cash an
a mortgage at l'2 per cent. on $500
IN. 900. The club is Incorporated unde
Massachusetts, law, with George l
Doyey as president, John S. c. Dove
as secretary and treasurer, and Ere,
es Tenney as manager. The club Office
"a. are IN the Paddock building.