Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-04-03
SPORTING NEWS NOTES.

getting into condition for the poening
of the season.
Monte Attell won elean-cut de-
cision over Harry Dell recently in San
Francisco in Is rounds.
John S. Barnes, manager of the
Butte Intermountain league team, will
have his team train in Pendleton.
The classic Marathon race has finally
taken its place among the sports to
be cid in Spokane Friday of this week.
c. M. Daniels of New York added an
other swimming record to his string
recently, when he swan 220 yards in
1926 2-5.
George Sutton defeated Cutler re-
Gently in the championship 1872 billiard
tournament in New York by score
Of 500 to 2s2.
The Cranbrook (B. c. Park associ-
alton is arranging for a race meeting
for May "a and 25, and has prepared
a fine program.
The Odessa baseball team has been
organized for the season. IS play with
Fieldon Logsdon as manager and Con
Kissler as captain.
The work done by the Spokane Rife
and Revolver club in the tournament
held this season has placed that or
ganization in first rank.
Seattle won three out of four events
in the interclub smoker between the
Seattle Athletic club and Multnomah,
held at Seattle Saturday.
The signing of SILVER by Aberdeen
is another evidence of the kind of play
ers who are fast being taken up by
te Northwestern league clubs.
The Seattle leaguers went down to
defeat in the opening game of the prac-
tice season before "Dode" Brinker Is
fast University of Washington nine,
to 3, last Saturday.
Seattle A. c. is the northwest cham
pion of the interclub boxing and
wrestling tournaments that have been
held this season between Spokane,
Multnomah and Seattle.
A. J. Burns of Calgary, Alberta, Can
ada, running under the colors of the
S. A. A. G.. of Spokane, won the Port
land Marathon race in 3 hours and 4
minutes and A seconds.
Rumors of purse of $4,000 for q
meeting between Frank Gotch and
George Misunderstanding in Australia fol
the heavyweight championship of the
world have taken definite shape.
The question that will have to be
decided by the faculty committee al
w. S. G. in the near future is whether
Bud Jones has the right to represent
his college on the baseball diamond.
At Montreal, p. O., Alfred Shrubb
the English distance runner, Saturday
night defeated Abbie Wood and two
local runners in a 15-mile relay rae,
by eight laps. Shrubb's time wal
1:17:1s 2-5.
Stanley Ketchel gave Jack o 'Briei
of Philadelphia a good beating in II
rounds Friday night. The gong save,
o 'Brien in the last round after he ha,
been down three times. The bout wa
fast and clever, and at times o 'Briel
seemed to have the champion on tn
run.
Jack johnson says he is ready t.
close a match if Ketchel will deposi
$4,000 to insure the go and later pu
up $4,000 to make side bet of $4,000
johnson is in New York on the trai
of JEFF to see if he can force the BIZ
fellow into making a definite declara
ton.
The baseball season was opened i
North Yakima last Sunday by gam
between the Tigers of the Yakima val
ley league and an Independent tear
composed of former stars of northwes
diamonds and disgruntled local talent
The Tigers won, to 0. Over $3.50
was wagered on the result and 1000 pee
pie saw the game. The batteries wer
Nelson and Kelly for the Tigers, "Nig
Anderson and Coins for the Indeper
dents.
Spokane City League Starts.
The City league at Spokane, whic
has built up a strong local patronag,
will open its fourth playing season Sur
day, April 4.
Two games will be played at Mats
forum park, the first at 2 O'Clock be
tween the Dodd Clothiers and the Val
neys. At 4 o'clock the Zouaves an
Hazelwoods play.
George Brownlee' Furniture Pack
ers play at Hillyard against the Hill
yard team, formerly Harry Campbell
Cubs, City league pennant winners i
1906 and 1907.