The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-16
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NEAR the FINALS.
Bickford and Murphy Play De.
Gliding Game on Reid Trophy
Tomorrow Night. Boylan Tro-
ply Down to Three Kinks.

ply Down to- Three Kinks. =
By comparatively strict adher-
ence to the established local rules
governing the play for trophies
by the curriers' Of the city the past
few weeks splendid progress has
been made toward bringing the
finals off according to schedule.
The finals in the Reid & CON-
pany trophy were reached ON
Monday evening, when Murphy
defeated Mcneil in the semi-fnals
and drew what is termed a "bye"
by the "stane'' 'throwers and
launched firmly into the finals
against Bickford, who defeated
Bellman Wednesday evening in
the semi's by a score Of II to 3.
This contest is booked for to-
morrow evening, and while the
result is matter of some conjec-
ture the friends Of Murphy say
Bickford will have no such snap
as on Wednesday evening, when
Bellman, who usually plays
strong game, was in "bad form.
+ In the Boylan & Company
sweater event the finals were
reached Saturday evening last,
when Bickford, after a hard fight,
showed the winning score over E.
f. johnson. After this victory
he drew the "bye,'' going into
the finals, where he will play Ell
Their Watt or Coffey, after the lat
ter returns from Canada. This
will probably be early the coming
week, and the finals will be reach
ed about week from Saturday
night. This lis about the best
trophy event played by the local
curriers' this season, and some very
good games have been witnessed.
Bickford s team mates have play
ed consistently up to date, and
the same may be said of Watts
colts. Al has won twelve games
and lost but three thus far for
the season, and as ''skip'' of
this seasons crop is certainly
making good.
And interest in curling events
is not confined entirely to the To-
cal Kinks or to trophy events, for
there is our friend, the enemy
Eveleth. The annual play for
the Mcdonald cup is due next
Thursday, Washington's birthday,
and for the third time since the
cup was put up representative
Kinks from the two clubs will bat
tie with the "stanes.
Eight Kinks have been selected
to represent either club and some
very earnest practice is now on
the tapis. The local club will be
represented in this event by
Skips DR.. Miller, Jot Watt, Thos.
Gill, W. B. Shaver, E. D. Mcneil,
A. E. Bickford, E. F. johnson
and VIM. Hill. These skips are
now selecting their leads, second
and third men. The best curriers'
will be played on this occasion,
and the slogan will be "Anything
to beat Eveleth;" and the Eve
leth boys are also talking the
same way. The first year this tro-
ply was played for Virginia
granted two points in each game
to her opponents and won out by
four points. Last year no handi-
caps were allowed, Virginia win
ming easily.
This year at Duluth Eveleth
took the Ordway cup from our
boys, and it is expected their in
tention is to more fully "even
the score' by taking the McDon-
AID cup IT they can. But they
will have to go some to beat. the
system as it is laid out.
Absolutely the best thing that
ever happened to the Virginia fol-
lowers Of the sport was the Lin
coin Day contest, in the Presi-
dentVice President event, when
nine Kinks on a side brought all
together for the best days sport
in the. history Of the club. The
draws were / 80, 400 and 500
O'Clock, and the total score Of
one point advantage by the Pres
idents' side showed decidedly
close play.
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