Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-06-21
SPORTING NOTES.

Here is a new baseball expression
from Brooklyn: Why, he couldn't hi
bunch of raindrops with an umbrella
Oscar Graham has lost most of his
games after leading in the fifth inning
He is accused of being careless at the
end of game.
Griffith changed his pitchers in IL
of the first rs games in which his
team engaged.
President Comisky of the White Soz
has faith in right-hand batters. He
says they hit harder and send in more
runs.
Steinfeldt, who was second in the
National batting averages last season,
has crept into the fourth place after
poor start.
Unglaub's Boston boys are avoiding
the error column by being short-sight-
ed. If few releases are handed out
they will open their eyes.
Five times up and five hits. This
is the way that Wagner is connecting
just now.
The Cleveland fans think Lajoie's
Maps are doing a good deal too much
sacrificing. They claim that many
runs have been lost by the big hitters
failing to line the ball out.
The National league is at last out
of debt. 1t took over eight years
with, per cent of the state receipts
to pay up for reducing the league from
II to 8 clubs.
The Weiser baseball club, a mem
Der of the Idaho State league, has de-
veloped a phenomenal pitcher. He
pitched 81 innings without run being
made off his delivery. The worlds
record is "a innings. His name is
Walter Johnson and he is a native of
California. He is 10 years of age and
is tall and strong as an OK. He has
arms that for length would put Fitz-
simmons to the bush.
On soft track at The Meadows re-
Gently Barney Oldf1eld drove an ex-
two miles to demonstrate to
press representatives that the track
could be negotiated under the minute.
He made the second mile in 571s sec
onds, clipping IA seconds off the north
west record, and the two miles in Sc,
record.
Beckenham, England-In the semi |
finals for the Kent lawn tennis cham
recently May Sutton of Cal |
fornia beat Mrs. Lowther ST, Ga, |
So. In the finals Miss Sutton beat |
Miss Eastlake Smith 6-1, Go. Miss |
Sutton will meet Mrs. Lambert Cham
oers for the championship tomorrow.
Vancouver players are sore over
he announcement, from Vancouver
hat Con Struthers has been signed !
o manage the team in place of Charlie
Mcintyre.
According to a New York dispatch,
duggsy McGram will give up baseball
1t the end of the season.
Chicago-Chief of Police Shippy
iays that he would not permit horse
acing in Chicago. Recently it was an
that racing would be reestab-
ished on three tracks here, giving al
ogether about three months continu-
'us racing. Shippy declares that
lone of the tracks will be reopened.
Raluph Frary, a member of the 1904
Spokane team in the P N. L., has
oeen signed by President w. H. Lu-
'as for his umpire staff to succeed
Red" Ehret, who was released Satur-
lay night
The Northwestern league pennant
ace appears to have settled down,
or the present at least, into a three
fight for second place be-
ween Spokane, Tacoma and Seattle.
This week Spokane meets the leaders,
aberdeen, on the home grounds, while
Tacoma gets the tailenders, Vancou-
Ter, at Tacoma. Seattle and Butte
re billed to clash in the Montana city.
The league standing is: