Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-02-22
SPORTING NOTES.

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eleven delegates representing the fac
llties and student bodies of six lead
ng northwest colleges, which, at an
invitation from Whitman college, de-
,ided to become the pioneers in form
ing a Northwest Athletic conference,
met recently and began the adoption
Of rules to affect future athletic rela-
tons. The colleges included are the
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 two-round
wrestling match, in which the toe hold
was barred. Gotch won both falls in
54.03 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 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, WIS
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 inches, and
also the skee race, and w. H. Sher
man won the three-mile snowsno'
championship of British Columbia
beating the record in 80 minutes II
seconds.
Harness racing in the northwest Il
to be given big boom this year, Wit
the addition of tracks at Portland, Sc
attic and Tacoma, and with a genera
enlargement of purses all over tn
circuit of the North Pacific Fair assc
citation. The extra purse money is es
pecially noticeable in the Spokane lis
which now has a $1,000 stake ever
: day.
| The eighth annual tournament G
| the American bowling congress is o
in Cincinnati.
t Forest Smithson, the great hurdle
? of Oregon, equaled the worlds recor
: for running 60 yards of high hurdle
, at the athletic carnival or the Iris
t American Athletic club at Madiso
e Square garden Saturday night. Smit
Y son won the final heat in :OS l.
e equaling the worlds record and east
: winning his event. ]. N. Taylor, tt
5 negro, student at Pennsylvania, VIC
the 6OO-yard race in hand-fashion.
e I've Lawson recently defeated Maj
y Taylor, the negro bicycle champion,
y a three-heat race at Boston. The FIR
e heat was a half mile, and Lawson wo
e Taylor won the mile by springing
# Jump. The third heat, half mi
/. was won by Lawson.
In fast and furious go Willie FIJI
gerald and INK Russell fought S
hard rounds to draw recently.
The University of Oregon bask
= ball team is now on it's northern tr1
= This is the longest trip the varsi
= basket-tossers have ever taken, a.
. will undoubtedly prove quite an
q venture.
;. G. w. Maloney, the crack outfeld
- Of the Brooklyn baseball club, a
:, George H. Bell, a pitcher, have sc
- in their signed contracts for the CO
"a ing playing season.
= Ed Bunstine, Spokane's new ba(
stop, halls from Renton, Wash, ne
Seattle. He stands six feet two a
only weighs 100 pounds
Dode Brinker, the leading pitcher
E the Northwestern league in the seas
70 Of 1907, has been engaged to coach t
g. University of Washington baseb
e team this spring.
Joe F. Morris Of Seattle, champi
II bowler of the west, is in Cincinna
e. where he will compete in the singl
W for the championship of the world.
D.
ID Hear OIL Appeal on April 20.