Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27
SPORTING

Idaho U opened baseball work this
week.
AT Des Moines, Iowa. Saturday, Stan
islaus Zbyszko, the Polish wrestler, de-
feated less Reimer of Iowa in straight
falls.
AT Sydney, N. S. w, Sunday Fanny
Durack established a new record for a
3OO-yard swim by a woman. Her time
was four minutes IL seconds.
Frank Glahe was the only member
of he Spokane boxing and wrestling
team to win a point in the Seattle
meet, which was held in the Puget
sound city on Friday night.
Bob McAllister is the name of a San
francisco boy who has already distin-
gulshed himself to the extent of win
ming the Pacific Coast championships
in the middle and light heavy weight
divisions.
Jesse Willard. the big Kansan, was
told recently by Luther McCarty, the
white heavyweight champion, that IL
he would defeat "Gunboat" Smith or
Bombardier Wells, he might have II
chance at the championship.
The Spokane Rifle and Revolver
club finished the schedule of the Ma
tional Revolver Association with Il
victory over the Columbus, Ohio, team
and has a standing of 90 victories and
n defeat with a percentage Of 95S
for the season.
Jack Johnson has been denied en-
trance into Canada, the result Of a
general order issued by the dominion
government to immigration inspectors
on all its border points. He is branded
rs undesirable" by the Canadian
authorities.
The Imperial Valley, CAL, road race
run Sunday under the sanction of the
recently organized Western Automo-
bile association, was won by Barney
Oldfield in a Fiat 40" who completed
the 203-mile run in four hours, Al min
utes and IL seconds.
A right swing four times repeated
ended the scheduled 20-round bout at
Los Angeles, Cal, February 20, be-
tween Knockout" Brown, the New
York lightweight, and Joe Rivers OF
Los Angeles with a victory for the
Mexican before the end of the tenth
round.
II Billy Papke, erstwhile illinois
Thunderbolt," wins two fights in Paris,
against Frank Klaus on March 5 and
George Carpenter on April 5, he ex-
poets to get a 20-round bout at San
Francisco or Los Angeles against Ed
die McGoorty or Mike Gibbons on
July 4.
A confession of spending 81, 500, 00Gs
In trust funds on the Jaurez and Ca
madam race tracks was made at New
Orleans, February %, by James Woul..
fee, a prominent lawyer and clubman@.
Most of the money belonged to
and children. 1t is claimed his victims
number 300.
An accident insurance policy for
$1,000 Q was taken out recently by the
New York National league baseball
club on the life of John McGraw, ia
aoSl VI Il AluAIS. lHc pOllCy luSuFGJ
hin against any sort of accident ex-
cept one that may occur on the base
ball diamond. McGraw is at Marlin,
Texas, with the Giants squad.
At San Francisco, Cal, Saturday, Al
Wolgast, nee lightweight champion of
the world, literally fought himself to
the point of collapse to gain a draw
decision. with Harlem Tommy Muir
ply at the DAILY City open-air arena
in a grueling 20-round battle, at the
conclusion of which Referee Jim Crit
fin was unable to raise the glove Of
either man to denote a winner. MUIR
ply, 100. was tottering about a blood
despatched arena as a result of his
.unceasing aggressiveness.