Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-08-28
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 1o-round bout, places him in the
role of a contender for the welter-
weight championship.
When Martin Sheridan started in
the 1OO-yard dash the first of 10
events for the national all-around
championship which he won at Celtic
park, he weighed 205 pounds. After
staggering over the line in the mile
run, the last event in the ordeal of
strength and endurance, he weighed
1874 pounds, loss of 21 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 IS loss of weight in
such a short time is extraordinary, and
attribute it to nervous exhaustion and
the intense excitement of the competi-
ton. Perspiration, too, was response
BILE 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. u. cham
pionships held at Seattle in connection
with the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposi-
ton.
Ralph Rose of the Olympic club broke
the world s 16pound 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:
misunderstanding.
Ameriean-Philadelph
Pacific Coast-San Francisco.
American Minneapolis.
Southern-Atlanta.
Western-Des Moines.
thwestern-Seattle.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ri-State-Lancaster
Three Rock Island.
TexRs-Houstoh.
Minnesota Wisconsin-Winona.
Western Canada-Medicine Hat.
ID.I -
chased by Manager Bob Brown of SpC
kane for $3.50.
Dick Hyland lost a 20round igh
u Saturday night at San Francisco
- Johnny Frayne.
Monte Attell retained his hold on til
bantam weight honors by defeatin
~ Percy Cove in 10 rounds at Frisco.
. Pitcher Ed Gilligan of the Vancouv'
e team has been sold for $4,000 to the
Louis team in the American league.
:. James Mcclure has been appointt
. manager of the Cleveland Americs
:. baseball team to succeed Napoleon L
y Joie who recently resigned.
M Winners at Spokane Shoot.
II. Trap shooting enthusiasts at the M
ran grounds of the Spokane Rod al
n. Gun Club were treated to one of Il
at closest competitions ever seen in &
er west Saturday afternoon.
Prize for highest professional ave
lie age-Won by Lee Barley, Seattle, 2
IN out of possible ESQ; Fred Gilbert, Sp
he it Lake, Iowa, second.
re- Cup for highest amateur general a
erage-won by F. A. Huntley, Kans
lal City, with ia out of possible ~
I'd Colonel W. Henderson, Lexington, K
nd second.
tie Trophy for amateurs, 20-yard han
FOR cap, 25 birds-Won by P. J. Holohs
he Twin Falls, Idaho, perfect score of