Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-02-15
SPORTING NOTES.

Complete udIluOny pTeNdll1uS, the
eleven delegates representing the fac
ulties and student bodies of six lead
ing northwest colleges, which, at an |
invitation from Whitman college, de- |
cided to become the pioneers IN form |
ing a Northwest Athletic. conference,
mot recently and began the adoption |
of rules to affect future athletic rela-
tions. The colleges included are the
University of Oregon, Oregon Agri-
cultural college, University of Idaho,
University of Washington, Washing
ton State college and Whitman col
lege.
The charge of robbery recently
made against A. l.. Raymond, a pitch
er for the st. Louis National league
baseball team, was dismissed by the
Cook county Qll.) grand jury
Lack of evidence was the cause Of the
action.
AT Chicago recently Frank Gotch de-
feated Fred Belts in a two-round
wrestling match, in which the toe hold
was barred Gotch won both fails In
54:03 and 1885.
The IL delegates to the northwest
intercollegiate conference applied
their signatures to the series of reso-
buttons to affect athletic relations in
the northwest for the next two years.
With startling decisiveness the dele
gates during the last few hours Of the
debate placed summer baseball I'M
der the ban and made the four-year
rule retroactive, besides adopting 9th
err sweeping measures. Summer base
ball was covered In the amateur rules,
whose acceptance, contrary to the
opinion prevailing in the morning, was
made unanimous.
Walla Walla has decided to with
draw from the fair circuit and to es-
tablish an independent attraction this
fall.
William B. Williams, for three years
stroke OF the Yale university crew,
died recently.
At the Rossland (B. c. carnival Mr.
Noren won the skee jumping cham
pionship with 101 feet 6 inches, and
also the skee race, and w. H. Sher
man won the three-mile snowshoe
championship OF British Columbia
beating the record in 80 minutes Ii
seconds.
Harness racing in the northwest is
to be given a big boom this year, witt
the addition of tracks at Portland, Sc
5 attic and Tacoma, and with genera
enlargement Of purses all over the
; circuit of the North Pacific Fair asso
l citation. The extra purse money is es
pecially noticeable in the Spokane list
which now has a $1,000 stake ever,
day.
:, The eighth annual tournament o
+ the American bowling congress is OF
: in Cincinnati.
Forest Smithson, the great hurdle
a of Oregon, equaled the worlds recor'
: for running 60 yards of high hurdle
; at the athletic carnival or the Irish
= American Athletic club at Madison
Square garden Saturday night. Smith
:, son won the final heat in :OS Il
j eoualing the worlds record and easil
S winning his event. ]. N. Taylor, tn
= negro student at Pennsylvania, wo
the 6O0-yard race in hand-fashion.
( I've Lawson recently defeated Ma1o
J. TAYLOR. the negro bicycle champion, /
r a three-heat race at Boston. The frs
s heat was a half mile, and Lawson VOL
o Taylor won the mile by springing
Jump. The third heat, half a mill
J. was won by Lawson.
l. In a fast and furious go Willie Fit
l. gerald and INK Russell fought 81
hard rounds to a draw recently.
n The University of Oregon bask'
d ball team is now on its northern tri
Al This is the longest trip the varsit
n basket-tossers have ever taken, an
will undoubtedly prove quite an a
d venture.
c. w. Maloney, the crack outfield'
g of the Brooklyn baseball club, al
W George H. Bell, a pitcher, have SCI
N in their signed contracts for the col
IN ing playing season.
Ed Bunstine, Spokane's new bac
IN stop, halls from Renton, Wash, ne
s. Seattle. He stands six feet two al
lie only weighs 100 pounds.
he Dode Brinker, the leading pitcher
Id the Northwestern league in the seas'
of 1907, has been engaged to coach t
of University of Washington baseD;
IS team this spring.
as Joe F. Morris of Seattle, champi
he bowler of the west, is In Cincinna
on where he will compete in the singl
for the championship of the world.