Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-04-26
SPORTING NOTES.

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race of the Boston Athletic associa-
ton, in hours "a minutes 20 AS sec
ends, breaking the record for the 25
mile course by minutes, 2a4 seconds,
made by j. j. Caffrey of Hamilton
Ont, in 1901, Robert Fowler of Cam
bridgeport, who came in second, also
Leaf Caffrey's record, covering the
distance in 2:27:54 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 II long distance runners from all
sections of New England and New
York state and Canada were repre-
scented. The day was chilly and the |
roads were covered with dust. The |
chief interest centered in Longboat, |
the Indian runner. who was a fav-
critic
The Inland Trolley league opened
it's season Sunday The four towns in
the circuit, Moscow, Palouse, Colfax
ard 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
Df ,f,,
games to be held in London in 1908,
has received from Andrew Carnegie
his consent to serve as an honorary
J 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 j. 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 SUI
! perintendents of city schools in the
various cities, calling attention to the
l necessity of enforcing amateur rules
r among the students who are to enter
: the colleges later, both in this sec
Y ton and in the east.
: Coach Harry Holmes of the Univer
+ sity of Southern California, is confident
: that one of the men under his tuition
; will soon quality as one of the best
I all-round athletes in the world, states
y recent report. This man is Charles
Richardson. He is said to be a won
) der in the endurance he shows in long
Il drawn-out contests, such as the pole
y vault and shot put, and though hi
5 came to college with little or no train
, ing, he already held figures in severa
y events which are still unbeaten.
( The Olympic club of San francisco
{ wants 20 arrange a track and fell
y meet with the University of Oregon
It for May 8, the date on which tn
Stanford team was to have come t.
/ Eugene.
y The biggest horseowners now in Ca
: ifornia can be expected to bring thei
1 strings to Spokane this summer at tn
Il close of the racing at The Meadows t
y take part in the 80 days of racin
which is to be held in Spokane.
Willie Cannon, the jockey, has sal
, ed for Russia Cannon has been en-
y gagged to ride for Prince Liberinski o
; Warsaw, Russian Poland, this season
at a salary of $4,000, besides tn
;, !, usual additional fees for winning
- mounts. The season over there i
from May till November IL.
II Bernard j. Wefers, the old Mercur
Foot athlete, who holds the world
> 220 yard record, and who was one o
D the greatest sprinters America eve
y produced, has been engaged to coacl
y the Williams college track team. "BeI
Il ME" will be at Williamson until Ma.
. 25th.
. Leo ]. Talbot of Mercersburg acade
- my, whose home is in Kansas City
a broke the worlds interscholastic rec
. ord in throwing the 12-pound hamme
~ at Princeton, N. j., in the 18th annua
y Princeton interscholastic track meet
y He made a throw of 100 feet inches
" The previous record was 1877 feet
inches, made by Thomas Shevlin, wheI
y he was at Hill school, in 1900. Talbo
q also broke the interscholastic recor'
in the 12-pound shot event with
u put of 40 feet inches, beating ]. r
- Dewitt's record of As feet inches.
u IondOn-The international ladies
. golf championship, won by Fnglan'
u two years ago, will be abandoned thi
- year, owing to lack of entries from
- America.
u London-In the finals of the single
. of the covered tennis court champion
~ games A. F. Wilding of New Zealan'
: beat G. A Carida, to 0. AS II. L
Doherty will not defend the title, hay
ing decided to retire for at least
Of year, Wilding becomes champion.
r. Charles Kerr, well known over tn