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WEDNESDAY, JULY 28gether—and like lightning—that’s catching a long fly. And maybe instinct—a trained, scientific, ball bearing instinct.A school professor would take about a day and a half to figure out on paier just where the ballwould light.And, of course, that would make him a little late in making the catch.The fielder had a tenth of a second.' rTENNIS TOURNAMENT• , ; . ^ ’ / i • i * . 4,The annual summer tennis tournament of the Spokane Amateur Athletic club opens on the new club courts at Second avenue and Maple street this afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. The final match will be held Sunday morning at 10. The semi finals will be played Friday at 6 p. m. Dwight Henderson, chaampion in 1907, and Joe Hailey, who took the top honors in 1908, are not entered in the contest.RILEY ON THE OCEAN• With but few accidents, aside from falling into a stream while going through Montana, and a few punctures to his motorcycle tires, T. E. Riley, the Spokane motorcyclist who started out this spring to encircle the globe with his ma-SURE PLAY BALLt«chinn, Is aboard the steamer Celtic, bound for Kurope from New York. He made the 3000 mtle trip from Spokane to New York in fairly good time. During his travels, he will advertise Spokane and give lectures. He is traveling under the auspices of the Spokane Motor club. RAIN FAVORS THE WHSThe Indians wouldn’t care much if it would rain about three days out of the week If they could be assured that a rain day rest for them would work ottt so profitably as that of yesterday. tty Tacoma slipping one over on the Seattle team, Spokane is advanced a few more points toward the top of the lineup and, of course Aberdeen is right along behind them.In spite of the city’s regulation on bets at the base ball games, it begins to look as though the cops and the grandstand managers would have to get all their eyes to working to prevent t few of the fans taking financial chances on the prospects of the games during the present series between the home team and Aberdeen. The way the Black Cats have been clawing at the Spokane team’s heels for the last week or two has -thrown a few of those oldtime five spot bet-1 ting sports into another fit of desires to post up a few wagers.—im .....— ■ II m I■ ■ « ——CHAMPS WIN ON BUNTSPortland’s infield was unable to handle Vancouver’s bunts and as bunts were the chief spices of the day. Portland lost another erame.
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Spokane Press
Spokane, Washington, US
Wed, Jul 28, 1909
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