The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1908-02-14
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-
cided 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 (Ill.) 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
54:03 and 1855.
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, 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. 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 30 minutes II
seconds.
Harness racing in the northwest il
to be given a big boom this year, witt
the addition Of tracks at Portland, Sc
attic and Tacoma, and with a genera
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 o
the American bowling congress is OF
in Cincinnati.
Forest Smithson, the great hurdle
of Oregon, equaled the worlds RECORD
for running so 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 1t
equaling the worlds record and easil,
winning his event. ]. N. Taylor, tn
: negro student at Pennsylvania, wol
the 60O-yard race in hand-fashion.
: I've Lawson recently defeated Majo
Taylor, the negro bicycle champion, Il
: three-heat race at Boston. The frs
heat was half mile, and Lawson wor
Taylor won the mile by springing
Jump. The third heat, half a mile
was won by Lawson.
In fast and furious go Willie Fit
gerald and Unk Russell fought 81
hard rounds to draw recently.
The University of Oregon baske
! ball team is now on its northern tril
This is the longest trip the varsit
basket-tossers have ever taken, an
will undoubtedly prove quite an az
! venture.
C. w. Maloney, the crack outfielde
3 of the Brooklyn baseball club, an
' George H. Bell, pitcher, have ser
q in their signed contracts for the cor
ing playing season.
Ed Bunstine, Spokane's new bac
stop, halls from Renton, WASH, nes
Seattle. He stands six feet two an
e only weighs 1870 pounds.
e Dode Brinker, the leading pitcher
d the Northwestern league in the seasc
of 1907, has been engaged to coach tt
u University of Washington -baseba
IS team this spring.
IS Joe F. Morris Of Seattle, champiC
e bowler of the west, is in Cincinna
n where he will compete in the singh
for the championship of the world.