Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-08-20
LATE SPORTING NEWS.

Pittsburg leads national league by so
Der cent.
San Francisco is first and Los An
yeles 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 8 to 5.
W hen Walter McCredie and the Port
land Coasters lett Portland Sunday tor
q five weeks invasion of California,
fhIl Cooney, Bill Chlnault and Tom
Murray, hitherto with the Northwest
ern league team, were among the Coast
team s players, while Charley Armbrus-
Ger ana DICK Breen, who have been
with the Class A club all season, were
lett behind to fill the vacancies in
casey 5 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, Is, Go, Ga. 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
FitT of Seattle in easy fashion.
The st, Louis American League Base
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 wa!
the close battle for the American
league lead a year ago.
Freddie Welch has arranged for {
45-round fight with Battling Nelson, t.
be fought in the United States in Sep
TENDER.
Warren Hall, the big twirler OF tn,
Vancouver team, has been released.
The Cincinnati team is leading tn,
National league in base stealing.
. Athletic Meet at Seattle.
The races were run against stronI
head wind.
The Results.
1o0-yard run, inal-Martin, Seattl
A. c., won; Nelson, Seattle A. c., sec
ond; Courtney, Seattle A. c., third
Time, 10 LIS.
Shotput-Rose, Olympic A. c., won
Lawrence, N. Y. A. c., second; Talbot
Kansas City A. c., third. Distance
so 26-1O0 feet; former record, 49.10.
Half mile-Edmundson, Seattle A. G
won; Gissing, N. Y. A. c., second; Mi
Ter, Olympic A. c., third. Time, 1855 l.
Pole vault-Paulding, Seattle A. c
won; Humes, Seattle A. c., second
Paulson, Missouri A. c., third. Heigh
IL feet.
12O-yard high hurdles-Smithsol
Multnomah A. G., Portland, won; SHAY
Chicago A. c., second; Edwards, Seatt
A. c., third. Time, rs is. (Ti'
world s record)
Mile run-Ballard, Boston A. {
won; Craig, Olympic A. c., seconC
, Coyle, Seattle A. c., third. Tim
4:3O Is.
440-yard run-Lindberg, Chicago
c., won; Gish, Seattle A. c., secon,
, McEntee, N. Y. A. c., third. Tim
80 2-5.
Throwing 16-pound hammer-TalbC
Kansas City A. c., won; Ross, Olymp
: A. c., second; Plaw, Olympic A.
,, third. Distance, 1856 feet 8 inches.
High jump-Erickson, Mott Hav
A. c., won, Martin, Olympic A. c., st
ond; Miller, Chicago A. c., THU
Height, feet IL 3-5 inches
22O-yard low hurdles--Malcolmsc
: Seattle A. c., won; Waller, Chicago
: c., second; Shaw, Chicago A. c., thil
g Time, :25.
+ Broad jump-Irons, Chicago A.
IS won; Gish, Seattle A. c., second; B
kaw, Seattle A. c., third. Distance,
o feet inches.
IS Discus throw-Rose, Olympic A.
e won; Homer, Chicago A. c., secor
A. Talbot, Kansas City A. c., third. Z
s. lance, 131 AS feet.
g Hop, step and jump-Irons, Chics
A. c., won; Gish, Seattle A. c., seeol
m Nicholson, Missouri A. c., third. 1
IN lance, A feet 9 inches.
.. Five-mile run-McLean, Indian,
ne Phoenix, Arizona, unattached, w
"A Bellairs, N. Y. A. c., second; Jacks
in Seattle A. c., third. Time, 1859 3-S
81 22O-yard run-Dawbarn, N. Y. A.
won; Martin, Seattle A. c., seco
- Gerhardt, Olympic A. c., third. I'll
:22 Is.
On Javelin throw-Rose, Olympic A.
y. ~ won; Gish, Seattle A. c., second; L
renee, N. Y. A. c., third. Distance, L
=, feet.
y, Each clubs Record.
Seattle A. G..
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chicago
New York A. G. ............,...................
zap Kansas City A. C. ..-......-.....-....-.,....
Multnomah A. G. .........,................-..