Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-01-09
SPORTING COLUMN

The duck season will close this year
on January 16.
Walla Walla county, Washington, is
to be thoroughly stocked with Hun
garian cartridges.
AT Edinburgh, Scotland, recently
Hans Iolmer of New York won the
annual professional modified marathon
race.
A new junior indoor record for the
12-pound shot-52 feet liz inches
was made recently by Wallace c. Max
field of Dartmouth college.
Catcher Harry Hannah of the Spo-
kane Northwestern league team of
1913 has been traded to Sacramento
for Outfielder Jimmy Lewis.
The Clark Pinchton syndicate has
announced the selection of the name
Defiance" for the American yacht
cup defender it is building.
Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers of Los
Angeles are matched to box 10 rounds
on January 10 at Milwaukee. The
pair will box at the lightweight limit.
Fred Clarke, the great captain man
ager of the Pittsburg National base
ball team, has signed his 21st con-
secutive contract with the Pirate team.
At Hendon, England, recently Gus
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history Of aviation, looped the loop
in an aeroplane with a woman passen-
ger.
John Clancy, elevator man, killed
recently in Chicago in accident, was
a famous jockey in England and rode
two derby winners, according to his
widow.
President Bob Brown of the Van
couver, B. c., baseball club announces
that Starry Scharnweber will manage
the Beavers in the Northwestern
league this year.
The retirement of DR.. Charles Tan
ner from the management of G. X. G.
Billings stable of trotters and PAGERS
removes from the light harness world
one of its most notable ligures.
In an effort to capture the British
international trophy, several motor
boat men Of New York and Philadel-
phia are planning syndicate to build
and maintain high speed boat to be
sent abroad this year.
Racing men regret of the critical
president OF the Jockey club, who for
more than so years took leading
part in the development of American
sport. He is so years old.
President Gilmore of the Federal
league says he is not alarmed at the
threats of Charles Murphy, president
of the Chicago Nationals, to institute
court proceedings II any players on
his reserve list sign with the new
league.
A new worlds record for six fur
longs of 1903 3-5 was made Sunday
by Iron Mask OF the Jefferson Living
ston stables at the Juarez racetrack
when he beat Pan Zareta in match
race. The horse held the former
worlds record OF l 10 As for the same
distance.
Turning seven somersaults in BIZ
plane during one flight Mr.. Lincoln
Beachey of San Francisco established
a new aviation record Sunday. One of
the loops was executed directly above
a crowd of more than 10000. In an
other loop Beachey did what is known
as the "corkscrew' twist while his
aeroplane was in perpendicular pc.
sition.
New Years Day Fights.
Ad Wolgast, former lightweight
champion, knocked out Jack Redmond
in 5th round.
Johnny Dundee of New York was
defeated by Freddie Welsh, light
weight champion of England.
Arthur Pelkey went down to in
glorious defeat before Gunboat Smith
by clean knockout in the 18th.
Bud Anderson of Vancouver, Wash,
took his second defeat at the hands of
Leach Cross, the New York scrapper.
Billy Weeks of Vancouver, B. c.,
gave up the Canadian middleweight