Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-08-21
LATE SPORTING NEWS.

f1ttsburg leads national league by %
per cent.
San Francisco is first and Los An
geles second in Pacific coast league.
Seattle is about 40 per cent ahead
OF Spokane in Northwestern league.
Detroit and Philadelphia are neck
and neck for first place in American
league.
The Plantations team of Spokane beat
the Elk nine at Spokane Sunday after
noon. Score s to 5.
When Walter McCredie and the Port
land Coasters left Portland Sunday for
five weeks invasion OF California,
Phil Cooney, Bill Chinault and Tom
Murray, hitherto with the Northwest
ern league team, were among the Coast
teams players, while Charley Armbrus-
ter and Dick Breen, who have been
with the Glass a club all season, were
left behind to fill the vacancies in
Casey club.
Joe Tyler of Spokane won the cham
pionship in the state singles on the
courts of the Seattle Tennis club Sat
urday afternoon, beating Ralph Gorrill,
the crack from Oakland, in three
straight sets, rs, Go, ca. Tyler
won a right to play in the finals by
defeating Sam Russell of Seattle, his
old partner in the doubles.
In the morning Gorrill eliminated
Fitz of Seattle in easy fashion.
The St. Louis American League Base
4 ball club has secured Outfelders Fisher
and King and Pitcher Hollenbeck of
Omaha and Pitcher Kinsella of Port
land, Ore.
The race between Philadelphia and
Detroit is even more exciting than was
the close battle for the American
league lead year ago.
Freddie Welch has arranged for a
45-round fight with Battling Nelson, to
be fought in the United States in Sep
TENDER.
Warren Hail. the big twirler on the
Vancouver team, has been released.
The Cincinnati team is leading the
National league in base stealing.
, Athletic Meet at Seattle.
The races were run against strong
head wind.
The Results.
1O0-yard run, final-Martin, Seattle
A. c., won; Nelson, Seattle A. c., sec
ond; Courtney, Seattle A. c., third
G Time, 10 lis.
shotput-Rose, Olympic A. c., won
r Lawrence, N. Y. A. c., second; Talbot
Kansas City A. c., third. Distance
= so 26-100 feet; former record, 1910.
Z Half mile-Edmundson Seattle A. C.
!. won; Gissing, n. Y. A. c., second; Mil
i. Ter, Olympic A. c., third. Time, 1855 Is
!. Pole vault-Paulding, Seattle A. c.
n won; Humes, Seattle A. c., second
2 Paulson, Missouri A. c., third. Height
v IL feet.
12O-yard high Smithsor
:. Multnomah A. c., Portland, won; Shaw
n Chicago A. c., second; Edwards, Seattl
k A. c., third. Time, rs Is. Cite
% world IS record.)
h Mile run-Ballard, Boston A. G
q won; Craig, Olympic A. c., second
Coyle, Seattle A. c., third. Tim
4:3O Is.
440-yard run-Lindberg, Chicago
c., won; Gish, Seattle A. Co.. second
IS McEntee, N. Y. A. c., third. Tim
80 rs.
or Throwing 16-pound hanfmer-Talbo
. Kansas City A. c., won; Ross, Olymp
m A. c., second; Plaw, Olympic A.
third. q Distance, 1856 feet s inches.
i. High jump-Erickson, Mott Have
& A. c., won, Martin, Olympic A. c., Sc
- - ond; Miller, Chicago A. c., thir
as Height, feet II 3-5 inches.
'is 22O-yard low hurdles-Malcolmso
ID Seattle A. c., won; Waller, Chicago
~ G., second; Shaw, Chicago A. c., thir
" Time, rs.
- Broad jump-Irons, Chicago A.
90 won; Gish, Seattle A. c., second; Br
- kaw, Seattle A. c., third. Distance,
&c feet inches.
4" Discus throw-Rose, Olympic A.
. won; Homer, Chicago A. G., secon
- Talbot, Kansas City A. c., third. d
gu lance, 131 AS feet.
VI Hop, step and jump-Irons, Chica
A. c., won; Gish, Seattle A. c., secon
Nicholson, Missouri A. c., third. d
lance, Al feet o inches.
Five-mile run-McLean, Indian,
- Phoenix, Arizona, unattached, wo
Bellairs, N. Y. A. c., second; JacksC
va Seattle A. c.. third. Time, 1863 3-5.
Id 220-ysrd run-Dawbarn, N. Y. A.
ne won; Martin, Seattle A. c., secon
ar Gerhardt, Olympic A. c., third. Tin
u.s. :22 Is.
me Javelin throw-Rose, Olympic A.
me won; Gish, Seattle A. c., second; La
Tor renee, N. Y. A. c., third. Distance, IA
IT'S. feet.
The Each Climbs Record.
he SEATTLE r
ing OIvuni.