The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-02-13
SPORTING NOTES.

| Complete harmony prevailing, the
eleven delegates representing the fac
ulties and student bodies Of six lead
ing northwest colleges, which, at an
invitation from Whitman college, de-
ctded to become the pioneers in form
ing Northwest Athletic conference,
met recently and began the adoption
of rules to affect future athletic rela-
tons. 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, pitch
er for the ST. Louis National league
baseball team, was dismissed by the
Cook county CHI 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 falls in
54:O3 and 1885.
The II delegates to the northwest
intercollegiate conference applied
their signatures to the series of reso-
lutions 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 un-
der the ban and made the four-year
rule retroactive, besides adopting 9TH
er 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. CO. carnival Mr..
Noren won the skee jumping cham
pionship with 101 feet 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 15
seconds.
Harness racing in the northwest is
to be given big boom this year, with
the addition of tracks at Portland, Sc
attic and Tacoma, and with a general
enlargement of purses all over the
circuit of the North Pacific Fair asso-
citation. The extra purse money is es-
pecially noticeable in the Spokane list,
which now has a $1,000 stake every
day.
The eighth annual tournament OF
the American bowling congress is on
in Cincinnati.
Forest Smithson, the great hurdler
of Oregon, equaled the worlds record
for running 60 yards of high hurdles
at the athletic carnival Of the Irish:
American Athletic club at Madison
Square garden Saturday night Smith
son won the final heat in :08 1-5,
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winning his event. ]. N. Taylor, the
negro student at Pennsylvania, WOO
the 6O0-yard race in hand-fashion.
Il I've Lawson recently defeated Major
Taylor, the negro bicycle champion, in
i a three-heat race at Boston. The first
heat was a half mile, and Lawson won.
Taylor won the mile by springing a
Jump. The third heat, half mile,
was won by Lawson.
i In a fast and furious go Willie F1tz-
i gerald and INK Russell fought six
hard rounds to draw recently.
The University Of Oregon basket
ball team is now on it's northern trip.
1 This is the longest trip the varsity
basket-tossers have ever taken, and
will undoubtedly prove quite an ad-
venture.
| C. w. Maloney, the crack outfelder
of the Brooklyn baseball club, and
George H. Bell pitcher, have sent
in their signed contracts for the com
ing playing season.
Ed Bunstine, Spokanes new back
sup, udllS l1OL4 ASOAIO1A, w o0A., AOc1A
i Seattle He stands six feet two and
only weighs 100 pounds.
Dode Brinker, the leading pitcher OF
the Northwestern league in the season
of 1907, has been engaged to coach the
University of Washington baseball
team this spring.
Il Joe F. Morris Of Seattle, champion
bowler of the west, is in Cincinnati,
where he will compete in the singles
for the championship of the world.