The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-02-28
SPORTING COLUMN
Idaho u opened baseball work this

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Idaho u opened baseball work this
week.
At Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Stan
islaus Zbyszko, the Polish wrestler, de.
feated Jess Reimer of Iowa in straight
falls.
At Sydney, N. s. W.. Sunday Fanny
Durack established new record for
3O0-yard swim by woman. Her time
was four minutes IL seconds.
Frank Glahe was the only member
of the Spokane boxing and wrestling
team to win 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-
guished himself to the extent of win.
ming the Pacific Coast championships
in the middle and light heavyweight
divisions.
Jesse Willard, the big Kansan, was
told recently by Luther mccarthy, the
white heavyweight champion, that if
he would defeat "Gunboat" Smith or
Bombardier Wells, he might have a
chance at the championship.
The Spokane Rifle and Revolver
club finished the schedule of the Ma.
tional Revolver Association with a
victory over the Columbus, Ohio, team
and has a standing of % victories and
one 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
as 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 Fiat 49," who completed
the 2O3-mile run in four hours, Al min
utes and II seconds.
A right swing four times repeated
ended the scheduled 20-round bout al
Los Angeles, Cal, February %, be
tween Knockout" Brown, the New
York lightweight, and Joe Rivers o
Los Angeles with a victory for th'
Mexican before the end of the tent
round.
If Billy Papke, erstwhile "Illinoi'
Thunderbolt," wins two fights in Paris
against Frank Klaus on March 5 ant
George Carpenter on April 5, he ex
| poets to get a 20-round bout at Sal
Francisco or Los Angeles against Ed
die McGoorty or Mike Gibbons OF
July 4.
A confession of spending $1,500,00
in trust funds on the Jaurez and Co
madam race tracks was made at Ne,
Orleans, February %, by James Wou
fee, prominent lawyer and clubmaI
Most of the money belonged to wome
and children. 1t is claimed his victim
number 800.
An accident insurance policy TO
100000 was taken out recently by tn
New York National league baseba
club on the life of John McGraw, maj
ager of the Giants. The policy insure
him against any sort of accident el
cept one that may occur on the bass
ball diamond. McGraw is at Marlil
Texas, with the Giants squad.
At San Francisco, Cal, Saturday, A
Wolgast. once lightweight champion {
the world, literally fought himself t
the point Of collapse to gain a dra'
decision with Harlem" Tommy Mu
ply at the DAILY City open-air aren
in a grueling 2O-round battle, at tn
conclusion of which Referee Jim Gri
fin was unable to raise the glove {
either man to denote winner. Mu
ply, too, was tottering about bloo'
despatched arena as a result of hi
unceasing aggressiveness.