Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-02-07
LATE SPORTING EVENTS.

Abe Attell hammered frankie NeiE
all over the ring at Frisco recently,
and in the thirteenth round Neils sec.
onds threw up the sponge. Attell had
Neil at his mercy all the way through.
Johnny Murphy won from Kid Scaler-
in the Attell-Neil preliminary by we'll
earned decision after 10 rounds of
fighting Murphy was the heavier by
four pounds. Murphy lost his forfeit
overweight.
Dan McClain, a prominent stock
owner of Waterville, is the man who.
with A. R. Dickson, also of Waterville.
has purchased the Vancouver fran
chise.
The American record for the so yard
dash was broken in Honolulu recently
by Su En- Sue during a Chinese field
meet. His time, 5 1-5 seconds, is one
fifth of a second faster than the rec
ord established by Victor S. Rice Feb
ruary 20, 1904.
Ray Ewry, the wonderful New York
jumper, and Matthew B. Halpin are
proposed as manager of the American
team to the Olympic games in London
next summer.
Frank E. Watkins, who has been
prominently mentioned for football
manager for the Multnomah club of
Portland next fall, says he can not &C
cept the position if it is offered him.
Honey Melody has announced his
retirement from the ring for six
months.
Aurelio Herrara is anxious to meet
Battling Nelson, and the Bakerfiel6
people are willing to stage the bout
for March II. Nelson has agreed, pro-
viding Herrara will put up big for
felt for appearance.
Stanley Ketchell, the Butte lad, will
be made the favorite over Mike Sulli-
van when they meet at Colma, Cal,
on tebruarv %. The winner is to be
matched with the winner of the Pape-
Kelly go at Milwaukee.
Mike Fisher, the well known base
ball manager and leader of the former
champion Tacoma Tigers, is now work.
ing at his trade of plumber in San
Francisco
John "Muggsy" McGraw, manager of
the New York Giants, announces that
unless he can find Il suitable second
baseman he will don uniform and
play the bag himself.
Barnes, the veteran G. A. R. man
from Pittsburg, despite his 68 years,
came near overhauling Henry Shelton,
the, Cuban pedestrian, in the last few
hours of the six-day go-as-you-please
walking match at Cleveland Saturday
Shelton finished winner, however, with
1888 miles and laps. Barnes was Sec
ond, with 375 miles.
Mrs. Joe Thren, whose highest score,
263, stands as a record for the lady
bowlers of the world has given her
consent to roll with team of ladies'
being organized by Mrs. Birdie Hull
of Chicago, to compete in the Amer
lean bowling congress to be held at,
Cincinnati
The teams of the National and
American leagues have selected train
ing quarters at the following cities:
National-New York, Marlin Springs
Texas; Cincinnati, ST. Augustine, Fla;
Philadelphia Savannah, Ca; Chicago,
Vicksburg, Miss; Pittsburg, Hot.
Springs, Ark; Brooklyn, Jacksonville,
Fla; Boston, Augusta, Ca; ST. Louis,
Houston, Texas.
American-New York, Atlanta, Ga;
Cleveland, Macon, Ca; Washington,
Galveston, Texas Philadelphia New
Orleans, La; Boston, Little Rock,
Ark; st. Louis, Shreveport, La; Chi
cago, Los Angeles, CAL; Detroit Pine,
Bluff, Ark.
| The new star in the wrestling world
is burly Seattle physician, DR.. B. f.
Roller. This giant has already made
himself quite conspicuous figure by
sticking out an hour against Frank
Gotch in handicap match at Seattle
a year ago, but his last decisive vic
tory over Farmer Burns gives him,
much more class and the wiseacres of
the east and, in fact, the country over
are now ready to admit that he is a.
coming champion, unless something
untoward che .k3 his career.
w. NJ Kienholz, formerly star ath-
lete OF the University of Minnesota is
now physical director of the Spokane
high school. Mr.. Kienholz will coach
baseball and track this spring and
already has a host of young athletes
in winter training.