Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-18
SPORTING NEWs.ITEMs

Zimmerman, the Cubs sensational
third baseman, again leads the National
league in batting.
Forest Smithson, who holds the
world g record in the 11O-meter hurdle,
is to marry again.
AL Palzer ia affectionately referred
to by ardent admirers as an enlarged
edition of Terrible Terry McGovern.
Joe Jackson, the Maps star outRelder,
has at last jumped into first place for
batting honors in the American league.
The baseball team at Kellogg has
finally been financed and the new man
agement il now scouting for players to
form a team.
American athletes took the two fea-
ture events-the 400-meter and the
3000-meter team race-at the Olympic
meet Saturday.
Big Jerry Meek, the Victoria catcher,
is pulling away from the field in the
race for the 1912 batting honors Of the
Northwestern league.
Victor Morris Smith Jr., holder Of the
world 3 amateur record for aeroplane
speed, was instantly killed at Ravens
wood, Calf, Saturday.
Frank Mantell Of Pawtucket, R. l.,
and Vic Hansen Of Coalinga, CAL, mid
have signed articles for a
20-round match at Salt Lake.
Surgeons are trying to get George
Edward ("Rube') Waddell, once the
most famous pitcher in baseballdom
and now on the Minneapolis payroll,
back into pitching shape.
The horse show at the Spokane Inter.
state fair will be unusually good this
year. Many entries of fine stock are
promised, and number Of novel fea-
lures are to be introduced.
John G.. King, present manager Of
the Boston Braves, is worth approx
mately 500, 900, because he did not fol-
low the wishes of his father that he
engage in the bakery business in pref
erence to baseball.
Jack Curley, the promoter of the
Johnson-Flynn fight, says that he lost
$4,000 Of his own money besides &c.,
600 which was put up by Las Vegas
business men in his recent venture. In
spite Of the fight being losing propo.
sition, Jack johnson was paid $31 900
the amount agreed upon.
The moving pictures of the Wolgast
Rivers fight have been developed. They
show practically every blow Of the fight
but do not show that Wolgast fouled
Rivers in the thirteenth round. In thi.
round the men are shown fighting head
to head and Rivers falls slowly to thu
canvas after receiving quartet of body
blows from Wolgast. Wolgast, appear
ing very weak, is shown stumbling owe
Rivers outstretched foot According t,
the pictures Rivers was on the floor full
10 seconds.
Automobile racing in the Pacif,
northwest has been placed on a firm
basis with the announcement by the Ia
coma business men who subscribed tn,
funds for holding the big motor speed
carnival on the prairie south of tina
city on July and 6, that permanen
racing association would be formed i'm
mediately and fine brick speedwa,
constructed on the site Of the presen
road course. Profits of the racing NEE
just closed will be the nucleus of
fund for the building of brick track
which is to be modelled after the famou
Indianapolis motor speedway, on whicl
the worlds record average of 1877
miles an hour was made on Memoria
day.
Canadian Shot Breaks Record.
London.-Corporal Mortimer, a Cana
dian marksman, Saturday scored
worlds record at the 1900 range in tn
Kings Morton match rife shoot at Bis
ley, making 70 points out of possibl
rs with his IS shots.
South Africa Big Winner.
Stockholm.-South Africa, whicl
heretofore has played modest part il
this Olympic drama, came to the cen
ter of the stage at the moment of it
elimination Sunday, winning the mar
athon race, the most important numbe
upon the Olympic program. This nigh
have been honor enough for small ma
ton, but South Africa also won secon,
place by secure lead.
The winner of the classical marathon
was X. X. Macarthur, tall Transvaa
policeman. His compatriot, c. w. Git
shaw, came second into the stadium
several hundred yards behind, and thir'
to appear was the American, Gastrol