Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-05-04
SPORTING NOTES.

ton, in hours "a minutes 20 As Sec
ends, breaking the record for the 25
mile course by minutes, 24 seconds,
made by j. j. Caffrey of Hamilton,
Ont, In 1901, Robert Fowler of Cam
bridgeport, who came in second. also i
beat Caffrey's record, covering the
distance in 227:54 As. ]. J. Hays of
New York was third. The race was the |
greatest in point of the number of |
entries in the history of the event. |
The entry list contained the names
Of IL long distance runners from all
sections of New England and New
York state and Canada were repre-
sented The day was chilly and the
roads were covered with dust. The
chief interest centered in Longboat
the Indian runner. who was a fay
Crite.
The Inland Trolley league opened
its season Sunday. The four towns in
the circuit, Moscow, Palouse, Colfax
and Rosalia, are thriving, busy places,
and the people there are enthusiastic
over the outlook. Good players have
been signed in each town and enthu-
siasm runs high.
Dad" Moulton, the veteran trainer,
will condition Stanford athletes for
four more years, according to an agree
ment with the associated students.
Moulton's present contract expires at
the end of the present track season.
Secretary James Sullivan of the
American committee of the Olympic
games to be held in London in 1908,
has received from Andrew Carnegie
his consent to serve as an honorary
vice president of the American com
mittee OF the Olympic games of 1908.
Among the others who will serve as
| honorary vice presidents are Grover
J Cleveland and ]. P. Morgan.
: The P. N. A. is sending out a let
ter to every high school and private
: school in the northwest and to the su
t perintendents of city schools in the
r various cities, calling attention to the
necessity of enforcing amateur rules
4 among the students who are to entel
r the colleges later, both in this sec
C ton and in the east
v Coach Harry Holmes of the Univer
e sity of Southern California, is confiden
that one of the men under his tuition
q will soon quality as one of the hes
s all-round athletes in the world, state
s a recent report. This man is Charlie
Richardson. He is said to be wor
l. der in the endurance he shows in long
/, drawn-out contests, such as the pol
II vault and shot put, and though h
came to college with little or no trail
n ing, he already held figures in severs
II events which are still unbeaten.
e The Olympic club of San Francisc
e. wants to arrange a track and feel
s meet with the University of Orego
C. for May 8, the date on which tn
e Stanford team was to have come
D.. Eugene.
j. The biggest horseowners now in Ca
y ifornia can be expected to bring the
ID strings to Spokane this summer at tn
is close of the racing at The Meadows
IS take part in the 80 days of racin
n which is to be held in Spokane.
G. Willie Cannon, the jockey, has sal
e ed for Russia. Cannon has been e
gagged to ride for Prince Liberinsh
~ warsaw. Russian Poland, this seaso
ID at salary of $4,000, besides tt
" usual additional fees for winnr
s. mounts. The season over there
ly from May till November IL.
Sc Bernard ]. Wefers, the old Mercul
c. Foot athlete, who holds the world
t. 22O yard record and who was one
the greatest sprinters America ev
1roduced has been engaged to coat
the Williams college track team. BE
- ME" will be at Williamson until M
,t 25th.
Leo ]. Talbot of Mercersburg acad
= my, whose home is in Kansas Cit
~ broke the worlds interscholastlc re
ord in throwing the 12-pound hamm
at Princeton, N. j., in the 18th annu
Princeton interscholastic track met
He made throw of 100 feet inche
n The previous record was 1877 feet
in inches. made by Thomas Shevlin, witt
Id he was at Hill school, in 1900. Tab
e. also broke the interscholastic reco
q. in the 12-pound shot event with
err nut of 40 feet inches, beating j.
Dewitt's record of 48 feet inches.
Jondon-The international ladit
Golf championship, won by Englal
two years ago, will be abandoned tn
-, wear. owing to lack of entries fro
20 America.
VI Iondon-In the finals Of the singl
N of the covered tennis court champi
~ games A. F. Wilding of New Zeala
u beat G. A .Carida, to 0. AS H.
Doherty will not defend the title, hs
ing decided to retire for at least
as year, Wilding becomes champion