The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-08
BIG CURLING EVENT
BONSPIEL OF NORTHWESTERN AS
ISOLATION BEGINS ON
MONDAY
GREAT SUCCESS IS ASSURED
Thomas G. Davis, of St. Paul, VIII
Manage the Evept-Large At
tendance From North
west Points.

DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. MONDAY next
the bonspiel of the Northwestern Curling
association will open in Duluth. All Kinks
that will enter in the big event must
be registered by noon of that day. The
play will begin at o'clock that after
noon, and from then on there will be
curling all day and a good portion Of
the night for the entire week.
That portion of the ice generally used
for skating has been divided into curl
ing ices, and will be ready for use to-
night or tomorrow night. All would have
been ready tonight, but the soft weather
of yesterday and today will delay the
time somewhat, it requiring more time
to freeze after flooding.
The events in the bonspiel will be I'M
der the sole management of Inomas G.
Davis of St. Paul. He mana ged the
events at ST. Paul last year and gave
the best of satisfaction; in fact, those
in attendance were enthusiastic over the
manner in which he conducted it, saying
frankly that no bonspiel the association
ever had was eK er conducted so fairly
and so Systematically. The Duluth men
determined from the start to have moth
ing to do with the actual management
OF the games. Mr.. Davis will make the
drawings, will assign the time for play
of each rink and will be the general die
tator of everything that concerns the
play. He will arrive in the city Satur-
day.
Duluth will, however, furnish the UNI
pire and referee, and for these positions
has selected two of the Oldest curriers' in
the city. c.. w. Medium will be the
umpire, a position which he has filled
in Winnipeg a number of times, giving
excellent satisfaction. Harry HuTdon
will be referee. He has curled since
his childhood and knows the game thor
oughly
The committees in charge of the
event are. as follows:
Executive and Fnance-A H. Smith,
chairman; E. n. Bradley, G. A. Dun
can. R. H. Draper and D. w. Stocking.
Reception. c. Hunter, chairman; q.
T. Mackenzie, F. w. Parsons, c. H.
Thornton. Donald Morrison, Ron Smith.
&. R. Ash and Harry Hurdon.
Ice and Ground-R. j. Macleod, G. B.
Woodruff.
TraDsportation-Frank A. Greene.
1t is probable that on the first day
four games will be played. This will
nocessitate starting games at 2, 5, s and
Il o'clock. On other days it will be
easy to set in four games a day with
out the II o'clock game by putting one
in during the morning. 1t may, how
ever, be found necessary to play FIVE
games on some days. There is a rule
that no rink shall be compelled to play
more than three games a day unless
there should be danger of tying up a
competition, in which event it can be
made to play four games in a day.
1t is estimated that there win be
about fifty Kinks entered which means
200 players. Duluth Will enter a dozen
or fifteen Kinks and possibly more. Su-
periOr will probably have two. st. Paul
is expected to send from four to six and
Minneapolis two.
Chicago may astonish the old attend
ants of bonspiels. The Chicago club has
regularly sent one or two Kinks, and will
have two here this year, skipped by
Messrs. Kibbee and Nelson. There are
several new clubs in Chicago this year,
and two have Joined ~--e association and
paid their dues, indicating that they In
tend to be represented at the bonspieI.
These are the Wanderers and the Wash
ingtOn clubs. There is a possibility that
each may send two Kinks, making a total
OF six from Chicago.
Sault Ste Marie is talking of sending
SIX Kinks. A number Of the Wisconsin
towns are also expected to be represented,
although not great deal has been heard
from them.
Canada is looked for to send from
twelve to fifteen Kinks. Winnipeg will
probably have six or eight here. Fort
William will send two, Rat Portage
two, Portage Ia Prairie one and possibly
two. Brandon one. with others to hear
from.
There will be enough Canadian Kinks to
make competition between Americans and
Canadians very keen.
This week viii see the Duluth Kinks
getting in all the practice they can. Sat
urday night five ices were filed. Three
Of the games were in the Graves Manley
agency event, and the scores were as
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