Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-04-27
SPORTING NOTES,

Boston-Thomas Longboat
west End Y. NJ. G. A, Toronto N
Friday won the 18th annual MoOut
race OF the Boston Athlete oa
ton, In hours "a minutes % sOca
ends, breaking the record for ~ sec
mile course by 5 minutes. "a, sooO .
made by j. ]. Caffrey of uan,,ausI
Ont, in 1901, Robert Fowler 90 , nt
bridgeport, who came in second IAN
beat Caffrey's record. GOVERNS a .h
distance in 2:27:54 As. ]. Een Tue
New York was third. The race Wy ol
greatest in point of the npmba. "e
entries in the history of the CO. ot
--e entry list contained the no en]
Of II long distance runners froSs
sections of New England and M al
York state and Canada were ran o"
scented. The day was chilly and ~.
roads were covered with dust M cie
chief interest centered in Ionub1l" e
the Indian runner, who was 90.
critic. la'
The Inland Trolley league ono,o,
its season Sunday. The four towns =
the circuit, Moscow, Palouse colfan
and Rosalia, are thriving. busy nlaoo.
and the people there are enthusiasts.
over the outlook. Good PLAYERS boro
been signed in each town and entbr
siasm runs high.
Dad" MOultOn, the veteran troino.
will condition Stanford athletes e.,
four more years, according to an aproo
ment with the associated students
Moulton's present contract expires At
the end of the present track season
Secretary James Sullivan of tbo
American committee of the O1vmrio
games to be held in London in 1goQ
has received from Andrew Carneoie
his consent to serve as an honorary
vice president of the American com.
mittee of the Olympic games of 1903
Among the others who will serve az
honorary vice presidents are Grover
Cleveland and j. p. Morgan.
The p. n. A. is sending out LET.
ter to every high school and private
school in the northwest and to the su.
perintendents of city schools in the
various cities, calling attention to the
necessity of enforcing amateur rules
among the students who are to enter
the colleges later, both in this sec
ton and in the east.
Coach Harry Holmes of the Uniyer
Isity of Southern California. is confident
that one of the men under his tuition
will soon quality as one of the best
all-round athletes in the world, states
a recent report. This man is Charles
Richardson. He is said to be won.
der in the endurance he shows IN long,
drawn-out contests, such as the pole
vault and shot put, and though he
came to college with little or no train.
ing, he already held figures in several
events which are still unbeaten.
The Olympic club of san Francisco
wants to arrange a track and field
meet with the University of Oregon
for May 3, the date on which the
Stanford team was to have come to
Eugene.
The biggest horseowners now in CaLf
ifOrnia can be expected to bring their
strings to Spokane this summer at the
close Of the racing at The Meadows to
take part in the 80 days of racing
which is to be held in Spokane.
Willie Cannon, the jockey. has sail
ed for Russia. Cannon has been en-.
gagged to ride for Prince Liberinski Of
Warsaw, Russian Poland, this season
at a salary of $4,000, besides the
usual additional fees for winning
mounts. The season over there is
from May till November u. ,
Bernard J. Wefers, the old Mercury
Foot athlete, who holds the worlds
220 yard record, and who was one Of
the greatest sprinters America ever
produced, has been engaged to coach
the Williams college track team. Der
ME" will be at Williamson. until May
25th.
Leo j. Talbot of Mercersburg acade-
my, whose home is in Kansas City
broke the worlds interscholastic rec
ord in throwing the 12-pound hammer
at Princeton, N. j., in the 18th annual
Princeton interscholastic track meet
He made a throw of 100 feet inches
The previous record was 1877 feet
inches, made by Thomas Shevlin, WheE
he was at Hill school, in 1900. Tabor
also broke the interscholastic recoru
in the 12-pOund shot event with
put of 40 feet 8 inches, beating j. H.
Dewitt's record of As feet inches.
London-The international ladies'
golf championship, won by England
two years ago, will be abandoned thlS
year. owing to lack of entries from
America.
London-In the finals of the singles
of the covered tennis court champion
games A. F. Wilding of New zealanu
beat G. A .Carida, to 0. AS II. L.
Doherty will not defend the title, nav
ing decided TO retire for at least
year, Wilding becomes champion
Charles Kerr, we'll known over 'n0
I'll