Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-10-10
SPORTING NEWS.

Hciu III having championship puei-
listic contest decided within its bor-
ders. Preparations are under way for
matching either Burns and O'Brien or
Brit and Cans for finish contest on
Railroad day, on which date will be
celebrated the completion of the rail
way to this place. Jack Linke Of Los
Angeles will manage the fight, for
which Searchlight will pledge purse
of $4,000.
The Spokane high school football
team won its first hard game, of the
season Saturday at Occur d'Alene, de-
feating the high school aggregation of
the lake city. to 0, in hotly con-
tested game.
An important question has sprung
up at Berkeley, Cal. That is whether
or not the Rugby game will receive
the support of the students. From the
present outlook the spirit Of the stu
dents is l.kewarm. The game has
progressed rapidly in point of skill,
and the students have been given a
good idea of the game which has been
odopted for this fall. But comment is
varied as to the success of Rugby.
Mordecai Brown, the greatest, on
this seasons form, of all the Chicago
pitchers, has practically won the flag
for the Cubs by his matchless work.
His latest achievement was to take
two of the games won by Chicago
from New York in the recent series.
The football outlook at the Univer-
sity of Washington is not so encourag-
ing this fall as 1t was last, notwith-
standing the fact that there are over
30 in the practice squad every day.
The thing lacking is old men who have
played on the varsity before. Up to
the present time there have been only
four of last years men in the practice
squad.
The University Of Montana is to be
included in the big track and field
meet at Seattle next season.
Robert Cary, the great Spokane
sprinter who made Dan Kelly break
the worlds amateur record to beat
him in the 100-yard dash, is now at
Yale and is trying for the Yale fresh
man team. Cary played end on the
University of Montana team and Is a
good man.
Jack Sullivan, who las been match
maker for the Everett (Wash.) Ath-
letic club for the past eight months,
has left for San Francisco to make
for the meeting Of Per
cy Cove and frankie Neill at the
Colma club.
The Long-Thompson boxing contest
will be held in the pavilion at Medical
Lake, October 23. The men will box
is rounds with the privilege Of con-
tinuing it to 20 II no decision is reach
ed in the meanwhile. The weight will
be 1873 pounds at 8 o'clock.
Charles Allard Of Poison, Mont. Is
the winner of the $500 Interstate re-
lay race which was finished Saturday
afternoon at Spokane Interstate fair.
Allard's time for the 20 mile run. two
miles a day, was 47:06. H. G. Smith
of Endicott, wash, was second, Just
four seconds behind Allard. Third
money went to A. e. Stowell. also OF
Endicott, Wash, last years relay ~.c-
ner. and fourth to Anasta Jim OF the
Flathead Indian reservation.
The baseball season of both major
leagues for 1906 ended Sunday win
games at Chicago. st. Louis and Gin
c,nnati. For the first time since the
two big leagues have been organized
both championships have come to the
same city. The Chicago National
league team won the first honors Ia
that organization easily. Taking the
lead early in June and holding 1t to
the end, it established a new major
league record for the number OF games
won. OF the 1853 games played by the
team, 116 were victories, the previous
best record in this respect having
been held by the New York club In the
same league.
In the American league club the Chi
cago team upset all calculations by
winning the pennant. The contest was
not decided until last week, the New
York team being within striking dis
tance of the leaders until October 3,
when a six inning defeat at Philade''
phia put them out Of the running. An
equally hard struggle for second place
was not decided until two days later
when Chicago defeated Cleveland and
took away the Ohio clubs last chance
to overhaul New York.
The fourth and fifth teams, Phila.
delphia and St. Louis, were within
hailing distance .-.roughout the sea
son, Philadelphia, in fact, leading the
league on three separate occasions,
the last time no later than August 5.
Washington and Boston were tail.
enders throughout. In the National
league, outside of Chicago's work, the
chief feature of the season was the
hard struggle for second place be-
tween New York and tittsburg.
Mrs. chas. N. schwab Robbed.