The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-05-15
LATE SPORTING EVENTS.

To turn professional and that same
day to receive a terrific beating and
be knocked out cold in the fourth
round was the fate of Eddie Johnston,
the well known Spokane boxer. John
ston was given the sleep producer at
Newport Saturday night and it was ad-
ministered by Louie Longs trusty
right.
At Chicago George Sutton Of Chi
cago defeated Willie Hoppe, 500 to 1863,
in the first block Of 1900 points at 1872
billiards.
Whitman won the triangular track
meet at Pullman, getting 81 points to
81 for the w. S. c. and 33 for the u. of
/. 1t was a day full of surprises,
Washington not winning a first and
Whitman taking but two seconds and
one third. Idaho won the relay race,
Edmundson being the star in all run
ming events, while Philbrook of Whit
man took first in every event he en-
tered but me-. The day was cold and
raw, but more than 1900 people, fully
400 being from Moscow, witnessed the
events
The first annual field meet and dec
lamation contest of the public schools
of Stevens county produced in the
field meet what is claimed to be a
world record in the 50-yard dash. The
timers caught the time of Charles
Wright of Colville, who won the race,
at FIVE seconds. The same Charles
Wright was declared winner of the
first prize in all field events, having
% points. In the defamation contest
Miss Tina Stalder of Kettle Falls was
the winner Roy Schweitzer of North
Fork won the second prize. Other con
testants were Rachel Mcmillan and
Grace Stewart of Colville, Viola Ross
of Chewelah, and Edward Mckay O
Daisy.
The Chelan county inter-high schoo
meet was pulled OF at Wenatchee Sat
urday before a large crowd. Wenat
chez lost two of it's best men because
they were not up in their school worl
and Louis Wapato, the Indian Chelal
counted so strongly on, was just recoV
ering from a two weeks sickness an
was unable to make his best shown
in the long distance races Wenatche
: won the meet with SO. Chelan got 4;
Entiat 16 and Lakeside 2.
? Displaying remarkable reserv
strength at the finish of a wearing ru
l of rs miles, Sidney R. Hatch of tn
> First Regiment Athletic club of Oh
+ cago Saturday, for the third time, wo
Y the Missouri Athletic clubs Maratho
e race and gained the right to represer
- America in the Olympic games at Lol
don this summer. Hatch made the z
miles in 2:29:OO 3-5, official tim
0 breaking his own record of 2:39:26 fC
the same course.
n North Yakima has started a NOV
o ment to assemble n Of the taste
baseball aggregations in that sectio
n to provide sport for the fans this yea
q The fourth annual i~nterscholast
g meet, to be held at the WashingtC
State college May Z, 8 and 3, is exc
ing a great deal of attention from Il
u high schools Of eastern Washington.
Earl Storer, the crack young at
lete who won honors for the Lewist'
m high school, is a member of this yeal
10 class and will therefore be lost to t
local school.
in Davenport carried off the honors
dividually and collectively, Saturds
W at the Lincoln county school athle'
O. meet at Harrington. The track was
poor condition and the record sec
low throughout. The attendance W
large, most of the towns in the cour
being represented.