Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-05-16
LATE SPORTING EVENTS.

To turn professional and that same
day to receive a terrific beating anC
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 al
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 1868,
in the first block of 1900 points at 1872
billiards
Whitman won the triangular track
meet at Pullman, getting So 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 one The day was cold and
raw, but more than 1900 people, fully
400 being from Moscow. witnessed the
events
Davenport carried off the honors in
dividually and collectively, Saturday.
at the Lincoln county school athletic
meet at Harrington. The track was in
poor condition and the record score
low throughout. The attendance was
large most of the towns in the county
being represented.
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
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
p 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 of
Daisy.
The Chelan county inter-high school
meet was pulled off at Wenatchee Sat
urday before a large crowd. Wenat-
chez lost two of its best men because
they were not up in their school work
and Louis Wapato.> the Indian Chelan
counted so strongly on, was just recov-
ering from a two weeks sickness and
was unable to make his best showing
in the long distance races Wenatchee
won the meet with SO. Chelan got 43,
Entiat Is and Lakeside 2.
Displaying remarkable reserve
strength at the finish of a wearing run
Of 25 miles. Sidney r. Hatch of the
First Regiment Athletic club of Chi
cago Saturday for the third time, won
the Missouri Athletic clubs Marathon
race and gained the right to represent
America in the Olympic games at Lon
don this summer. Hatch made the rs
miles in z:29:00 3-5, official time,
breaking his own record of 2:39 :26 for
the same course.
The MultnOmah Amateur Athletic |
club Of Portland is just now in a
rather precariOus position as regards |
their boxing contests, the mayor OF
the city having made a statement to
the effect that he would place a ban
On all boxing contests in that city. |
amateur or professional.
North Yakima has started a move /
ment 70 assemble one Of the fastest
baseball aggregarOns An that section,
10 provide sport for the fans this year
The formation Of an aamteur League /
under the name OF the Whitman COun-
~ Amateur League is proposed. This /
viii BE- strictly amateur league.
Spokane came near winning the
eighth interschOlasfic meet al Walla !
Nalla yesterday, but fell down in the
relay race, which Lewiston Won as
Well as the high score of the meet
lewiston 40. Spokane 81, Pendleton 80. 4
NaifsDurg Al, Prosser 81 Walla Nalla .
:. tlleusburf 3 and North lakima and !
Stand city q each
The fourth annual inierscholasfic
meet ~ be held af the Washington /
state college May u 5 and ~ is excit- !
uf great deal ~ Attention from the
llgh schools NJ eastern Washington
lar atorfr fhe cTack yolue aih
eie WHO Won Aopors for fle lewiston
llel school is a member NJ fbif years
glass apd 500 iNeleiofe pa losi NJ fle