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Show 1 Sports 1 ILLINOIS GUNNERS WIN. Houston, Tex.f Jan. 29. Illinois gun-" gun-" ners. Mark Arie of Thomasboro, and I Bart Lewis, of Auburn, won the arna- ' teur team championship of the South today in the thirteenth annual Sunny South handicap shoot. The Illinois iteam broke 49 targets of a possible fifty, Arie breaking 25 straight, whllo Lewis missed one. High guu honors for the four days of the shoot are held by Arie, who has broken 7G2 out of S00 targets. Mrs. Ad Topperweln, San Antonio, Tex., is high professional with a score of 732. . SCOTT SIGNS WITH BOSTON. Dluffton, Ind., Jan. 29 Evereli Scott; an infielder, yesterday signed a contract to play with the Boston ' . ' American league club next season at a salary of ?2G00 after refusing an offer of-fer of ?4000 to join the Indianapolis . '.' Federal league team. Scott, Avho first was offered $2100 i by Boston, refused to sign at that ) salary. 1 i4 FEDERALS WILL PLAY FAIR. I . Toronto, Out., Jan. 30. President 'Gilmore of the Federal league, in a ' (statement yesterday .described as 1 (untrue reports that because of the ' i (Killifer matter there would be reprisals repri-sals by the Federal league and that .players under contract to the major l leagues would be taken by the new : (organization. i "We announced as our policy that ,no player under contract would be ap-!: ap-!: j-roached by the Federal league and :we don't intend to change that poll- icy," he .said. "We want to play fair 1 1 with everybody and we will adhere ; t- strictly to our announced policy." Mr. Gilmore said William Bradley would be the Toronto manager. OUTFIELDER RETURNS CONTRACT. CON-TRACT. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 30. Arthur Tho-mason, Tho-mason, star outfielder and batter of the Omaha Western League club, today to-day returned his signed contract. Tho-mason Tho-mason had received a flattering offer, of-fer, It was said, from the Federal league. JOINS FEDERAL LEAGUE. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 29. Benjamin Benja-min Harris, a pitcher, who played last year with the Denver team of the Western league, tonight signed a three-year contract with the Kansas. City Federal league club. WELSH DEFEATS KELLY St. Louis, Jan. 29 Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion of England, defeated Leo Kelly of St. Louis in an eight-round contest last night. Welsh was the aggressor from the start and never was in danger, blocking block-ing Kelly's hard uppercuts with ease. Welsh, It was announced, has been matched to box "Young" Shugrue In New York next wek. M'LEAN WINS THREE EVENTS Saranac Lake, N. Y., Jan. 30. Robert McLean of Chicago won three of the four senior events In the in-, ternational outdoor skating races today. to-day. Edward Horton of Saranac Lake took the remaining senior event the 220-yard hurldes. In the final heat of the 440-yard contest, W. H. Jackson of Montreal, sustained a cut above the knee and had to withdraw. Summary: ,440 Yards, senior: Won by AIc-Lean; AIc-Lean; Horton, second; Lot Roe, Toronto, Tor-onto, third. Time, 51 seconds. One-mile, senior: Won by McLean; Mc-Lean; Roe, second; A. J. Osicky, Cleveland, third. Time 4:03. Two-mile senior: Won by McLean, i i Roo, second; Jack Walker, Saranac Lake, third. Time, 9:02. 220-yard Hurdles, senior: Won by Horton; Fred Rob son, Toronto, second; sec-ond; H. Stophanson, Toronto, third. Time, 29 seconds. Boys of 18 and under, one mile: Won by Louis Fortune, Saranac Lake; G. Pasho, Saranac Lake, second; sec-ond; H. St. Pierre, Montreal, third. Time 4:10 3-5. |
