Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-09-04
LATE SPORTING NEWS.

Kid Harrison, the dusky skinned
battler, who was fighting prelimin-
aries in Spokane when the fighting
game was at its height, is now real
pugilist. He recently whipped Jack
Clifford in San Francisco.
Willie Lewis defeat of Sailor Burke
in the sixth round of what was to have
been a 1O-round bout, places him in the
role of a contender for the welter-
weight championship.
Reulbach and Overall of the Cubs,
Camnitz of Pittsburg and Fromme of
Cincinnati are the only National league
pitchers who have pitched one-hit
games this season.
When Martin Sheridan started in
the 1OO-yard dash the first of 10
events for the national ali-around
championship which he won at Celtic
park, he weighed POS pounds. After
staggering over the line in the mile
run, the last event in the ordeal of
strength and endurance. he weighed
"a pounds, a loss of p pounds in $50
minutes. Within five hours Sheridan
had regained 10 pounds of the weight
lost, although he had eaten only one
light meal at that time. Doctors who
are authorities on the condition of ath
letes say Sheridan 5 loss of weight in
such short time is extraordinary. and
attribute it to nervous exhaustion and
the intense excitement Of the COMPETE
ton. Respiration, too, was response
bic for considerable of the weight lost.
Unkind feelings are reported from the
far west over the failure of the vari-
Gus athletic clubs in and around New
York to send a better representation Of
athletes to the national A. A. L. cham
piOnships held at Seattle in connection
with the Alaska Nukon- Pacific exposi- /
ton
Ralph Rose Of the Olympic club broke
the world S 16-pound shotput record. |
throwing the iron ball 81 feet last Sat
urday at San Francisco.
There are two dozen baseball leagues |
IN this country. The number is grow
ing yearly. There is no section without
one league. at least The leaders Of the
different leagues at present are as fol
lows:
National-Pittsburg
American-Philadelph
Pacific Coast-San Francisco.
American Minneapolis.
Southern-Atlanta
Western-Des Moines.
NOrthwestern-Se Seattle.
Connecticut-
i-State-Lancaster.
Three Rock Island.
Texas-Houston.
Minnesota Wisconsin-W inoua.
rginia-Roan0ke.
Blue Winchester.
Western Canada Medicine Hat
jess Baker Of Tacoma has been pur-
'hased by Manager Bob Brown of Spo-
sane for $3.50
Dick Hyland lost 2O-round fight
night at San Francisco to
Johnny Frayne.
Monte Attell retained his hold on the
bantam weight honors by defeating
Percy Cove in 10 rounds at Frisco.
Pitcher I'D Gilligan of the Vancouver
cam has been sold for $1,000 TO the 81.
-ouis team in the American league.
james NcGuire has been appointed
manager of the Cleveland American
baseball team 10 succeed Napoleon ia.
oie who recently resigned
Winners at Spokane Shoot
Trap shooting enthusiasts af the Mo-
an grounds of the Spokane Rod and I
'un Club were treated 40 one of the
iosesi competitions ever seen in The =
vest SATURDAY afternoon.
Prize ior highest professional aver Z
49, Won by bee harloy. Seattle. 2fi
ui ~ "a possible 200; Fred Gilbert Spr 4
int' loNH second
'np for highest amateur geuerM ag
lage Won by q a nuutey Knsas 4
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