Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-07-17
LATE SPORTING NEWS.

Detroit is ahead by per cent IN the
American league.
The National league is topped by the
Pittsburg team.
Jim Jeffries will post a forfeit for
his fight with Jack johnson on July II.
Fielding averages in the Northwest
ern league are showing up far higher
grade of work than last year.
President Lucas has released Umpire
Flynn because four clubs had combined
in protest of his officiating.
Claflin, the tall pitcher on the Ia
coma team, has been released by Presi-
dent George Shredder of the Tigers.
John Flanagan, the worlds cham
pion hammer thrower, started in his
athletic career as a Splinter and
jumper.
Because his work was unsatisfactory,
Umpire Cusack has been dismissed
from the ranks Of the National league
umpires.
The Spokane Rife and Revolver club
will hold trials on the club range Sep
TENDER 4 for the revolver champion
ship of the United States
Huston, the crack University of Ore
gon Splinter, will run for the Multi
nomah club of Portland at the A. A. U.
games in Seattle in August.
Matt Stanley, who was released by
Vancouver, has been asked to sign
with either Ellensburg or Toppenish in
the Yakima Valley league.
"Jiggs" Donahue, now playing first
base for the Washington American
league baseball team, will succeed Joe
Cantillon as manager of that club.
81 think the greatest pitcher base
ball ever has known is Walter John
son of Weiser, Idaho, now playing in
the Washington Nationals" says Kid
Elberfeld.
The sale of southpaw Gregg of the
| Spokane team to the Cleveland club
for $4,000 and two players is the great
est deal ever pulled Off in the North
western league.
A large number of special cups will
be given as premiums at the bench
show held under the auspices of the
Spokane Kennel club club at the In
terstate fair this fall.
Harry Pulliam, president of the Ma
tional league, who was granted leave
of absence last winter that he might
regain his health, resumed the duties
of his position Monday.
Out of town baseball games for the
Spokane amateur and semi-pro teams
are practically limited now to the
Occur 'Alene town teams, the Mon
tana teams and the town teams along
the S. f. s. N.
The passing of the IntermountaiI
league and the organization of the
Montana State league looks to be 1
logical move. Montana is good base
ball state and will back good bal
teams to the limit.
In the fastest time ever made in al
automobile race west of the Mississippi
the Apperson car won the road race il
California Saturday. The time for tn
LUZ ullltS WAS osOt ~ VI Viz AuiAC
an hour for the whole course.
, The Ketchel-Langford fight ma,
take place in San Francisco instea
of Nevada after all. The Mission clu
of Frisco posted forfeit Of $4,000 t
/ get the match, while the promoters a
= Ely, New, have yet to be heard from
Los Angeles will do more than it
share toward contributing to the e'
citement of the nations in the igf
line in Elks' week, for the bugs VIII
q will gather there will see two world
n champions in action in Bat Nelson an
! Stanley Ketchel.
Vancouver, B. c., captured all but OF
event in the recent races in the ROY
: ing regatta on Lake Washington I
Seattle. The only race that the BIRTHS
> Columbia CONTESTANTS failed to take W;
the senior doubles, which was won
Portland in 3:22 Is, with a lead
+. two lengths.
Spokane will get it's first glimpse
y. real big Marathon race outdoors, wi
men of international fame as compel
tors, during the Irrigation Congress
the second week in August. Such sta
! as Tom Longboat, the Indian; john
,s Hayes, Svanberg of Sweden and pc
/. haps two or three of the great Indii
runners will be there.
Martin ]. Sheridan, the giant N,
York policeman and member of t
Irish-American Athletic club,
i world g best all-around athlete, W
i increased his famous point score
713s to 1885 in the all-around cha
pionship contest of the amateur al
letic union at Celtic park, Long IslaI
~ won nine of the 10 innings on the Q
: around program.
he j. E. Wilburn, winner of the cha
as pionship match against Frank From
n. recently, has accepted the challenge
yo Captain Whitney of the Spokane RI
IN and Revolver club for a match to
lis shot for 5000 and the title of cl