Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-03-19
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Toledo, Ohio. Newell Banks of
Pittsburg defeated Hugh Henderson of
Pittsburg here for the checker cham
pionship of America. Banks won four,
Henderson three, with 43 games drawn.
The year 1909 will be remembered
for the big passing of great pitchers
from the big show. Here are some of
the once great terrors who have stepped
down and out: Jack Chesbro, Bill
Dineen, Tannehll, Tom Hughes, Nick
Altrock, Carl Lundgren, Chick Fraser
and Liebhardt
Tacoma.-All obstacles in the way of
the organization of the Washington
State Baseball league have been re-
moved.
Chicago.-Play in all billiard rooms
here ceased Sunday between 1920 and
$3.50 as a tribute to the memory of
Jacob Schaefer, the veteran billiard
player, who died in Denver Tuesday
and whose funeral was held in Chicago
at that hour.
Paris.-Charley Hit, the Albany
IN. W welterweight, was given the
decision on a foul over Harry Lewis
of Philadelphia in the fourth round of
scheduled 2O-round bout before the
Cirque de Paris Saturday night.
Spokane. Jerry Beauchamp, ex-
champion distance runner, is the winner
of the 6-day marathon race at the
Y. M. c. A., which was finished Satur-
day night. Beauchamp covered s31
laps, about % miles in the six nights,
running half an hour each night, an
average of about 625 for the mile; not
so bad for an indoor record of this
character.
w. S. c. has played her last basket
ball for this season.
Palouse.-At a recent meeting of
baseball fans arrangements were made
to open the baseball season here on the
second Sunday in April with a game
between Potlatch and Palouse on the
local diamond.
Seattle.-Although Seattle withdrew
from the North Pacific Fair association,
the harness circuit, local harness racing
enthusiasts are planning for series
of Saturday afternoon races to
eliminate in a racing meeting of sew
eral days duration later.
Odessa-S. S. Drew, superintendent
of the state fish hatchery at Buckeye,
Wash, brought 10000 young 2broolS
trout and released them in Crab creek,
four miles below town.
Seattle.-Broadway high school has
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high school athletics here by starting
an investigation of Olaf Holt, the star
Lincoln high school fullback and best
interscholastic high jumper in the city,
Holt is charged with being more than
21 years of age, and therefore in
eligible to participate in athletics for
Lincoln.
Detroit.-William Richter, a member
of the Chalmers Detroit team of Chi
cago, bowling in the individual event
of the Natinal bowling tournament, es-
tablished a record for the meeting with
score of 692.
Lind.-In the fastest game of the
season the Lind high school basket ball
team defeated Kennewick high, 20
to IL.
Daytona, Fla.-Barney Oldfeld, with
his 2O0-horsepower Benz, Sunday drove
a mile in 27 2-5 seconds, which is four
fifths of second below the record.
Automatically Chicago Athletic
association captured the indoor cham
pionship meet of the central association
of the Amateur Athletic union with
ease Saturday, finishing with 4S points
to its credit. Notre Dame was second
with 33. Hyde Park high school, Chi
cago, was third with IA. The world 4
record of 2-5 seconds in the open 60
yard dash was equaled by James Was
son of Notre Dame. The record wal
also equaled by William Martin o.