Washington State journal. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-11
SPORTING NOTES.

The list of winners on the English
turf during the season Just closed
shows Richard Croker in ninth place,
with three winnings to his credit, all
made by one horse, the Derby winner.
Orby. Colonel w. Hall Walker, M. p.
leads the list of winners with ~
firsts, made by seven horses. the total
winnings amounting to $88.600. King
Edward won five frsts with four
horses, and won $14,72O.
The Seattle Athletic club defeated
the Multnomah club of Portland Sat
urday afternoon at football, winning
by score Of to o.
Four stars of the 1907 team will be
lost to the Oregon Agricultural COL
lege for the football season of 1908.
They are the retiring captain, Frank
Pendergrass; Emily, left end; Bennett,
left tackle, and Rhinehart, right half.
Carl Wolff has been elected captain
of the team for another year, and with
such stars as Barber, Jamison, Dunlap,
Kelly, Cany, Gagnon, Cooper and
Wolff to form a nucleus for the 1908
team, prospects are bright that o. A.
G. will retain her position at the front.
| RUDE Waddell, the crack pitcher Of
| the Athletics, denies that he has been
released by the Philadelphia American
league team.
| There will be no post-season game
this year between Oregon Agricultural
college and Washington State college.
Having still well-preserved sup
ply Of enthusiasm left over from the
showing made by the Whitman team
this last year and the fact that but
two men will leave, supporters of
Whitman college, both in that institu.
ton and on the street, are ready to
predict great things for 1908. That
Whitman will win the championship
next year is regarded as conclusion
chance.
"Packy" McFarland's recent victory
over kid" Herman gained him a
perch on the topmost rung of the
lightweight pugilistic ladder, and he
refuses to be removed from that perch
without battle.
Fight promoters and club managers
of Philadelphia do not want the Jack
O'Brien-Jack johnson limited round
bout, and the chances are that the
contest will fall through.
President Comiskey of the White
Sox is planning to leave for California
within the next week. The "Old Ro-
man" practically has decided that the
former worlds champions will go to
the Coast for the spring training.
While he is on the Coast "Commy"
will look over the ground and will Sc
lect nice spot for the work.
Manager J. J. McGraw and Secretary
Fred Knowles of the New York Giants
dropped into Cincinnati on their swing
around the circle of middle west cities.
Manager McGraw emphatically set at
rest the report regarding his where
abouts next year by saying positively
in response to direct question: II
will be with the New Yorks; that is all
there is to that"
Mike Donlin will be back in center
field for the New York Giants next
season. He wired from Champaign,
ILL.,, to Chicago friend that he had
just signed, Manager McGraw having
submitted fancy contract which
could not be turned down.
Walter Miller. the most successful
jockey in America, this year, at least,
has received from James r. Keene a
check on the National City bank for
$12,090.38, this being 5 per cent OF
the money the jockey won for Mr.
Keene this year. Miller has ridden
so winners for Mr.. Keene, and the
total amount of money won in these
races was $245,49775. Including the
fees from Mr.. Keene, this boy will
have earned before January 1 next
not less than $4,000. He has ridden
1852 races and won 224 since the COM
mencement of the season. Miller will
leave for California, there to resume
riding for Thomas H. Williams.
The National Baseball commission
has decided that the New York Ma
| tionals must pay the New Orleans
| club $1,000 for damages sustained by
| the latter through the refusal of the
Giants to finish their series with the
Philadelphia Americans last spring.
The commission again refused the ap-
plication of Jimmy Sebring for rein
statement, he being obliged to remain
in the Tri-State league for life.
The greatest fighter in the west to-
day is Young Ketchel, the Butte lad
who knocked Joe Thomas out in 80
rounds at Colma two months ago.
Billy Delaney, who saw the fight, says
Ketchel is one Of the toughest and
best two handed fighters he has seen
In years.
AlI-Western 1907 Team.
The Minneapolis Journal picks the
following all-western football team for
1907:
Left end-Chestnut, Minnesota; SUBJ
stitute, Page, Chicago.
Left tackle-Case, Minnesota; sub
stitute, Boyle, Wisconsin.
Left guard-Graham, Michigan; sub
stitute, Chaloupka, Nebraska.
Center-Schultz, Michigan; substi-
tue, Steihm, Wisconsin.
Right guard-Bandelin, Minnesota;
substitute, Eakins, North Dakota Ag.