Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-08
PACIFIC COAST
MAT FANS WANT
GAME REVIVED
Wrestling Favored in West
Batters Drop to Normal-New
Events for California.

San Francisco, May s.-Friends Of
the wrestling game are awaiting the
verdict of h sporting public as to ITS
future in San Francisco. where, for
the last two years 1t has fl%ourished.
Beginning with the defeat of Ad San
tel. heavyweight champion of the Pa
ci1c coast, by Joe Stecher. of Nebras-
ka, then the heavyweight champion
of the world: and because Of subse-
Quent quarrels among both managers
and athletes, the sport has had Asset
back. Friends of wrestling are anxious
to see 1T continued and argue that any
odium should be placed on the man
ayers and wrestlers whose ndu
may be considered unethical and not
on the sport itself. Within the past
few weeks an effort has been mad
to revive the game but whether 1t
will regain the place it formerly held
with the public remains to be seen.
Batsmen Settle Back.
Batsmen OF the various clubs in the
Pacific Coast baseball league who
started off the season with averages
over 400 and 500 percent ave been
settling back to a normal level and
drops Of from so to 100 percent in a
week have been of frequent occur
renee. Players are aware that pitch
ers are not at their best until they
have worked out and h warmer
weather comes around and. for this
reason, the batter who can get off to
a good start realizes that it will be
Of material aid to him as the season
progresses. At the enc Of the third
week there were fourteen players bat
ting we'll over a percentage OF 400.
Plans Progressing.
Plans are shaping for the Amateur
Athletic union national indoor diving
~-.-Ion,L ,4nt IN hn ha0d a r the
Multnomah Athletic club, Portland.
May 10. Aileen Allen, the Los Angeles
girl, who won the women's national
diving title from Miss Connie Meyer
Of the Portland club last year has no
titled Jack Cody. instructor at the
club. that she will be here to defend
her title.
Club to Move.
The Seattle Athletic club, which
home in a building on Fourth avenue
between Cherry and James. is about
to leave the old quarters which were
built expressly for the club. The new
quarters are the rooms recently va
Gated by the Arctic club, on Third
avenue between James and Jefferson.
Marathon June 2.
The fifth annual Mountain Mara
thon to be run over the Littleton-
Denver course will be held On June 2.
Last years race had entrants from
six states. The distance is 10.4 miles.
The race is for prizes donate an
nually by the Rocky Mountain News.
It is open only to amateurs. The win
ner this year will receive payment Of
his expenses to the National Amateur
Athletic union championship meet in
st. Louis next September, and hn
additional prize. while the second
man will be given the st. Louis trip.
A special prize will be given the man
in the military service Of the United
States who makes the best showing
in h event. Silver medals will be
given to all who finish within the time
limit.
The race has been won twice by
runner who did not represent colleg-
es. Garwood Burkett, of the Universe
ty of Denver, won in 1913 but finished
thirteenth the following year.. when
Ted johnson. Of Salt Lake who finish
first place. johnson repeated in 1915,
and Frank Hall of Colorado college,
located at Colorado Springs won in
1916.
johnson holds the record for the
course His time Of one hour, four
minutes, 81 2-5 seconds was made in
1914.
Must Cut to IA.
All clubs in he Northwestern base
ball league must be down to the play
er limit Of IA men on May is or
twenty days after the first game of
the regular schedule. Nc limit in the
number of players carried by any club
is set previous to May IS, so managers
will have a chance to hold for tryout
some Of the youngsters who have
been carried during the training work.