The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-12-27
SKEE CLUB PLANS COMPLETE
FOR SEASONS OPENING

Grounds and Slide are in Good Con-
dition for Seasons Start-Barney
Kelley, Siguld Bergeson and Other
Local Skee Stars Start Practicing
Virginia Conceded 1914 Tourna-
ment at lronwood Meeting in Feb
ruary-Initial Tourney in Virginia
Scheduled for January 10th
Other. Skee Sport Sayings.
With the local grounds and skee
slide in perfect condition., local
jumpers and riders are awaiting the
starters whistle for the initial tour
nament now planned for January
10Th. 1t is expected the riders will
hold their first practice Sunday. The
toboggan and small slide are also
ready for use and will be of much
convenience to the small folks with
whom it will very soon be popular
Barney Kelley, Sigurd Bergeson
and other jumpers who will repre-
sent the local club this season are all
in good condition and expect to sur
pass their 1911-1912 work. Ole
Feiring, a Zenith City jumper of ma
tional fame in professional circles,
has also been added to the list of
local jumpers and is expected to give
Kelley a close run for first honors.
John Gunderson, a veteran Coleraine
rider, is another who may represent
the Virginia club. Amateur jumpers,
among whom are Sigurd Bergeson,
will be encouraged by the local club.
Kelley will he sent to tourna-
ments throughout the country and is
expected to return with numerous
trophies. He will accompany the
Virginia delegation to Ironwood,
Mich, in February to take part in
the national meet. He has always
made good showings at the national
Journeys and is expected to duplicate
past performances.
Virginia Is conceded the 1914
tournament, but the local club men,
bers and officials are not over-con-
fident of landing the big prize. To
cinch the 1914 meet, the local or
ganization will be represented by a
large delegation of members and
others who will boost for Virginia.
1t is planned to have the Mohami
band of thirty-six pieces accompany
the local residents making the trip.
An orator will also be taken along
to make the speech of invitation. A
special car will be engaged by the
club and strong efforts made to win
the tournament.
Numerous entries are pouring in
for the initial tournament here the
10Th of next month. The local
grounds have been enclosed and the
club officials expect this feature will
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greatly aid the organization finances,
| as last year several spectators wit
messed the meets gratis, owing to no
fence restrictions. The new street
car line is also being relied on to aid
the attendance, as several out-of-
town residents attended local tour
neys last year despite poor train
connections.
1t is planned to hold many tour
neys during the spring months and
amateurs will be given an oppor-
;; tunity to show their prowess on the
skees. The toboggan and small
slides will be turned over to the use
Of the younger jumpers.
The National Skee Association of
America already is in full activity,
said Secretary A. Hotter recently,
planning for the coming seasons
sport, After the holidays there will
be hardly single day without a
skee tournament until way into
March.
/ So many contests have already
been planned that 1t is necessary to
/ double up on some dates, dividing
the skeers between two sections of
! the circuit, when it is necessary to
hold a tournament in the two places
on the same day.
; The annual publication of the as
ISOLATION, edited by the national Sec
rotary, is just out from the press,
covering in detail the work of the
last season as we'll as giving valuable
information on subjects pertaining
to the sport.
"A great international contest will
be held in Stockholm, Sweden, from
Feb. TIC, to which the American
association has received an invita-
ton to send participants. In 1914
it is probable that America will be
represented at the European inter-
national contests with a first-class
team.
The threatened split of forces in
the association, predicted last spring
| after some controversies between
several skeers and the organization
never developed. While it is true
that Duluth and St. Paul resigned.
this fact has only tended to strength
en- the other affiliated clubs, thirty in