Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-05-16
REAL SPORTING NEWS

Carl Morris s defeat is body blow
to the modern spirit controlling pugi-
lism.
Fred Weed, Seattle's popular veteran
player, is leading in the race for the
Northwestern league batting honors.
Chief Meyers, former Butte North
western league player, is hitting at the
amazing mark of .5ss, which leads both
major leagues.
Vancouver leads in the Northwestern
league, New York in the National, Chi
cago in the American and Boise in the
Tri-State league.
Scott of Company K, Third battalion,
was the individual star of the day at
the annual field and track meet on the
Fort George Wright campus, Spokane,
Saturday.
Henri st. Yves, the French marathon
runner who won several big races in
this country few years ago, has
turned chauffeur, and is at present driv-
ing New York taxicabs.
Two fortunate drives in the third
round saved Lightweight Champion Ad
Wolgast from an adverse newspaper de-
cision in his four-round bout with Will
lie Richie at San Francisco.
Nordyke, star first baseman Of the
Victoria team, fell while sliding to Sec
ond base Sunday and broke his leg
just above the ankle. He will probably
be unable to play again this season.
In the Lincoln county (Wash.) track
meet held at Wilbur, Saturday, Harring-
ton won first and Davenport second.
Other towns in the order of their point
winning were: Creston, Wilbur,
Sprague, Reardan, Edwall, Almira and
Krupp.
The case against Jerry Mccarthy of
Butte, Mont, boxing promoter, ar
rested for holding a bout before mem
bers of regularly organized club, has
been discharged, the police court hold
ing that the law permits limited bouts
with soft gloves before special club.
This is the first decision on the law.
/ At Victoria, B. G., T. N. Hincks of
Victoria won the Pacific Northwest golf
championship Saturday, beating j. s.
Arbuckle of Victoria by two holes. j.
M. Barnes, the Tacoma professional
formerly of Spokane, won the open
championship with score of 800 for
70 holes, his best round being II.
By securing total Of II points Col.
fax high school Saturday captured the
championship of Whitman county in the
field meet held at Garfield, in which
eight schools were represented and six
scored points as follows:
Colfax, II; Rosalia, 81; Pullman, I'll:
Tekoa, 6; Garfield, S; johnson, s;
.Oakesdale and Lacrosse failed to score.
Colfax secured the championship ban
ner, the championship loving cup held
last year by Tekoa.
College Contests Saturday. .
Harvard retrieved her defeat of last
year at the hands of Dartmouth by
"-'6 eHCAi ANNUAL uudl track and
field meet, 66A to soy.
Santa Clara college defeated St.
Mary's college, California, by rs to AZ
points.
Nebraska defeated Minnesota in the
dual track meet, 81 to So.
Missouri won the 18th annual dual
track. and field meet from Kansas, rs
to 80.
The annual track meet between Yale
and Princeton ended in tie, 5sh to
5sR. Not until after the last event
was the result determined.
By bare margin of one match in
doubles Harvard won the tennis tourna.
ment with Princeton.
News About the olympiad.
Games start at Stockholm June 20.
Games finish July %.
American team sails from New York
June IA.
Eastern tryouts, Cambridge, Mass,
June 8.
Central tryouts, Evanston, ILL.,, June 8.
Western tryouts, Leland Stanford,
Cal, May IS.
Pentathlon and Decathlon tryouts:
Eastern, Cambridge, Mass, May IS;
central, Evanston, ILL.,, May "a; west.
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