Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-19
SPORTING NOTES.

CuH 6lAukenSnlp HAS UeCOu0 III
outlaw. He has signed a two years
contract with Fresno, in the California
State league.
Young Ketchell of Butte defeated
Joe Thomas at San Francisco Friday
for the third time in his career. He
won on a decision at the end Of 20
rounds.
The Carlisle Indians have more
trick plays than any team In the eoun.
try. and they are always springing
new ones. Their latest trick to battle
an opponent is one against which a
rule will have to be passed. Every
man on the team has a half football
sewed on his breast. BY folding the
arms the players display this ball and
it Is difficult to determine which man
has the oval. 1t takes an Indian to
try to get away with such trick as
that.
Mike Kelly, an American association
player. has been engaged to manage
the Toronto baseball club.
Kid Carson of Newcastle. Penn,
knocked out Muggsy Shoels Of Chey.
enne, Wyo., at Pueblo, Col, recently
in an 10 round battle.
A report comes from Helena that
Charley Shaffer has given up all eff.
forts to include that city in the North.
western league circuit for next season
and has signed a contract as manager
of the Roanoke club, in the Virginia
league.
Bert Kerrigan. one of the best
known athletes ever in the northwest
and for years captain of the track
team and football team at the Multno.
nah club at Portland. has been chosen
as athletic director of the Reliance
Athletic club of Oakland, Cal.
The Spokane high school has made
certain charges against the Butte
high school football team which from
their tone smack strangely of truth
1t seems to be squarely up to Coach
Downer of Butte to refute these
charges with something else than gen
eral statements and to come out with
specific facts.
Robert p. Brown, manager of the
Aberdeen team, has been offered the
management of the Vancouver team
| Guy Haskins of the University OF
Pennsylvania recently defeated Mel
vim Sheppard of the Irish-American
Athletic club of New York in 1000
yard race. Haskins won by a yard
and half in minutes 25h seconds
The Washington State college has
ket ball team has gone on its first
trip to the Coast, and already has 4
schedule of six games. with prospects
Of two more before returning to Pull
man.
Jack O'Brien made his arst appear
ance in the ring recently at Philadel
phia since his fiasco with Tommy
Burns in California, and knocked out
Bill Heveron, the English heavy
weight. in the opening round.
Two of the Spokane Amateur Ath
letic clubs crack performers figured
on the short end of it in the third Of
Mike Buffers smokers in the clut
arena Friday night. Eddie tombstone
was knocked out by Gene Sullivan OF
Butte in the third round OF their con
test, and Louis Orsie lost on q foul tc
Pete Moe Of Butte. Al Hammond was
given well-earned decision over Ear
Ritchey of Portland.
One Of the largest exchanges OF
players ever recorded in major league
baseball was effected at the conclusion
of the National league meeting re
Gently between the New York and
Boston National league teams. New
York may part with Frank Bowerman
catcher; Cecil Ferguson. pitcher: Dan
lei McGann, first baseman; George
Browne. right fielder. and either vii
liam Dahlen, shortstop, or John Han
milan, substitute. Boston gives in ex
change Fred Tenney, first baseman
Thomas Needham, catcher. and Al
Bridewell. shortstop. all Of the Bos
ton National league team. The ex
change was effected by John J. Nc
Graw, manager of the New York club
and Joseph Kelley. the new manager
of the Boston club.
At q recent meeting held in London
the stewards of the Henley regatta re-
affirmed their previous decision not to
allow foreign teams to contest for
1908.
The Spokane Amateur Athletic club
ran up score of rs to o against the
Wallace club team Saturday at Spo
kane.
Multnomah won Saturday from Sc.
attic by the decisive score of 81 to O.
Manager J. M. Lilligren Of the
Washington State college football
team received a telegram from St
Louis announcing that the faculty OF
the St. Louis university team had de.
cided to allow a 5000-mile trip for its
champion football team to the Pacific
northwest. playing in Spokane against
w. s. C. Christmas day and against
Multnomah at Portland New Years
day. -..
At a recent meeting Of the Univer.
sity of Oregon Athletic council Ralph
B. Melvin. a Junior from Athena, was
elected football manager for 1908. Tha
report Of Manager Kesley shows a
balance Of $1472.99.